What controls the period of a pendulum?

Answer:

For a simple pendulum, consisting of a heavy mass suspended by a string with virtually no mass, and a small angle of oscillation, only the length of the pendulum and the force of gravity affect its period.

t = 2*pi*sqrt(l/g) where t = time, l = length and g = acceleration due to gravity.

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