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title: "A simple pendulum consisting of a small bob suspended from a light string of length \\(L\\) has a period of \\(2.0\\text{ s}\\) when oscillating with small amplitude on Earth, where \\(g = 9.8\\text{ m/s}^2\\). The pendulum is transported to the Moon, where the acceleration due to gravity is \\(1.6\\text{ m/s}^2\\). What is the period of oscillation of the pendulum on the Moon for small-amplitude oscillations?"
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# A simple pendulum consisting of a small bob suspended from a light string of length \(L\) has a period of \(2.0\text{ s}\) when oscillating with small amplitude on Earth, where \(g = 9.8\text{ m/s}^2\). The pendulum is transported to the Moon, where the acceleration due to gravity is \(1.6\text{ m/s}^2\). What is the period of oscillation of the pendulum on the Moon for small-amplitude oscillations?

A simple pendulum consisting of a small bob suspended from a light string of length \(L\) has a period of \(2.0\text{ s}\) when oscillating with small amplitude on Earth, where \(g = 9.8\text{ m/s}^2\). The pendulum is transported to the Moon, where the acceleration due to gravity is \(1.6\text{ m/s}^2\). What is the period of oscillation of the pendulum on the Moon for small-amplitude oscillations?

- **A.** \(0.81\text{ s}\)
- **B.** \(5.0\text{ s}\)
- **C.** \(12\text{ s}\)
- **D.** \(75\text{ s}\)

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