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Question
Can you hear the sound produced due to vibrations of a seconds pendulum? Give reasons.
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Solution
No, we cannot hear the sound produced due to vibrations of a seconds pendulum because the frequency of sound produced due to vibrations of seconds pendulum is 0.5 Hz which is infrasonic.
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