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Will a pendulum clock gain or lose time when take to the top of a mountain?

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At higher altitude i.e. on mountains the acceleration due to gravity is less as compared on the surface of earth. Since time period is inversely proportional to the square root of the acceleration due to gravity, the time period increases. The pendulum clock loses time on the top of a mountain.
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