Question

Differentiate quartz clock and atomic clock.​

Answer 1

What are atomic clocks? Atomic clocks are actually quartz clocks—just like the ones you have at home. The difference is that an ordinary quartz clock relies purely on the oscillations of its quartz crystal to count seconds.

Answer 2

Quartz clock and Atomic clock:

Explanation:

Quartz Clock:

• These clocks are powered by electronic oscillations controlled by a quartz crystal (silicon dioxide). A vibrating crystal's frequency is incredibly precise. Quartz clocks are therefore more exact than mechanical clocks. These clocks have a precision of one second every $10^9$ second. Quartz clocks, which are made up of a circuit element and one or more cells, are more precise than other types of clocks.

Atomic Clock:

• The periodic vibrations that occur within the atom are used in these clocks. These clocks have a precision of one second in every $10^1^3$ second. Navigation systems such as GPS (Global Positioning System) and GLONASS (Global Navigation Satellite System) employ atomic clocks (Global Navigation Satellite System).