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A simple pendulum has a bob which is a hollow sphere full of sand and oscillates with certain period. If all that sand is drained out through a hole at its bottom, then its period

a
Increases
b
Decreases
c
Remains the same
d
Is zero

detailed solution

Correct option is C

During the draining of the sand, the period first increases due to change in effective length, then decreases and finally attains a value that it had when the sphere was full of sand.

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