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Why compound pendulum is used in pendulum clock instead of simple pendulum?

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Dear Student ,
The main difference between simple pendulum and compound pendulum is that, in a simple pendulum, the distance between the centre of gravity of the suspended body and the axis of suspension is large compared to the dimensions of the suspended body whereas, in a compound pendulum, the dimensions of the suspended body are comparable to the distance between the bodys centre of gravity and the axis of suspension.This is the main reason that the compound pendulum is used in the pendulum clock instead of simple pendulum .

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