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Why is invar used in making a clock pendulum ?

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Clock pendulum is made up of invar , because it has small coefficient of expansion . Therefore length of pendulum does not change with change in temperature .As time period of pendulum depends upon the length of the pendulum , so time period of pendulum is not affected by change is temperature .
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