STATEMENT 1: A seconds pendulum, has a time period of 1 second. STATEMENT 2: It takes precisely 1 second to move between the two extreme positions.

Options

A. Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is true, Statement 2 is the correct explanation of statement 1.
B. Statement 1 is false, Statement 2 is true
C. Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is false
D. statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is true, Statement 2 is not the correct explanation of statement 1.

Answer

To analyze the statements provided in the question, we will break down each statement step by step.

### Step 1: Understanding Statement 1
**Statement 1:** A seconds pendulum has a time period of 1 second.

- A seconds pendulum is defined as a pendulum that takes exactly one second to complete one half of its oscillation (from the mean position to one extreme position) and two seconds to complete a full oscillation (from one extreme position to the other and back to the starting position).
- Therefore, the time period of a seconds pendulum is actually **2 seconds**, not 1 second.

**Conclusion for Statement 1:** This statement is **incorrect**.

### Step 2: Understanding Statement 2
**Statement 2:** It takes precisely 1 second to move between the two extreme positions.

- Since we established that a seconds pendulum has a time period of 2 seconds, it means that it takes 1 second to move from the mean position to one extreme position (half of the oscillation).
- Thus, the time taken to go from one extreme position to the other extreme position (which is one complete oscillation) is indeed 2 seconds, and the time taken to go from one extreme position to the mean position (or the other extreme) is 1 second.

**Conclusion for Statement 2:** This statement is **correct**.

### Final Conclusion
- Statement 1 is false.
- Statement 2 is true.

### Answer
The correct answer is that Statement 1 is false and Statement 2 is true.

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