A pendulum clock has a pendulum shaft made of aluminum which has a coefficient of linear expansion of 24.0 × 10-6 K-1. At 22°C the period of swing of the pendulum is 1.00 s

If the temperature is reduced to 5°C, how much time does the clock gain or lose in one day? A) It gains 18 s per day.
B) It loses 18 s per day.
C) It gains 9.0 s per day.
D) It loses 9.0 s per day.
E) It neither gains nor loses time.


A

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