At a Certain Temperature, a Simple Pendulum Has a Period

question 59

Multiple Choice

At a certain temperature, a simple pendulum has a period of 1.500 seconds. The support wire is made of brass and has a coefficient of linear thermal expansion of 1.90 × 10^-5/C°. How much must the temperature be increased to increase the period to 1.506 seconds?

• A)118 C°
• B)221 C°
• C)316 C°
• D)422 C°
• E)528 C°

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