A pendulum clock made of invar has a period of 0.5s at 20^OC. If the clock is used in a climate where average temperature is 30^OC , how much fast or slow will the clock run in 10⁶ seconds? $(α_{invar} = 10^{- 6} C^{- 1})$

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5 seconds slow

5 seconds fast

10 seconds fast

10 seconds slow

answer is D.

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$\frac{ΔT}{T} = \frac{1}{2} \propto ΔT ∴ Total change = \frac{1}{2} \times α \times Δt \times 10^{6} = \frac{1}{2} \times 10^{- 6} \times 10 \times 10^{6} = 5 sec slow$

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