Question

The period of a simple pendulum in the earth's satellite is equal to

• A. T
• B. Zero
• C. Infinite
• D. None of these

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

T

Answer 2

Since the satellite is orbiting under the action of earth's gravitational force, inside a satellite an object experiences weightlessness.

⇒ Effective acceleration due to gravity is zero.

⇒ The period of simple pendulum = T = 2π $\sqrt { \frac { \ell } { g } }$.

when g = 0 ⇒ T = ∞.