Question

In a clock, the time period of hour hand is:
(A) 1 hour
(B) 24 hours
(C) 12 hours
(D) None of these

Answer 1

Answer:

12 hours in a time period of hour hands

Answer 2

Answer:

The time period of the hour hand is 12 hours.

Explanation:

Time period is defined as the time it takes for anything to make one complete revolution. The time period of the hour hand is the time it takes to make one complete revolution or a 360° turn.

The hour hand will take exactly 12 hours to rotate from one point of the on the face of the clock and return to that same point.

This time period is exactly 12 hours or 12 × 60minutes = 720 minutes or 720 × 60 seconds = 43,200 seconds.