Two clocks are being tested against a standard clock located in a national laboratory. At $12:00:00$ noon by the standard clock,the readings of the two clocks are
DayClock $1$Clock $2$
Monday$12:00:05$$10:15:06$
Tuesday$12:01:15$$10:14:59$
Wednesday$11:59:08$$10:15:18$
Thursday$12:01:50$$10:15:07$
Friday$11:59:15$$10:14:53$
Saturday$12:01:30$$10:15:24$
Sunday$12:01:19$$10:15:11$

If you are doing an experiment that requires precision time interval measurements,which of the two clocks will you prefer?

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(B) To determine the precision of the clocks,we calculate the range of variation for each clock over the seven days.
For Clock $1$,the readings range from $11:59:08$ to $12:01:50$. The total variation is $162 \; s$.
For Clock $2$,the readings range from $10:14:53$ to $10:15:24$. The total variation is $31 \; s$.
Precision in an experiment depends on the consistency of the clock,not its absolute accuracy (zero error),as a constant zero error can be easily corrected by calibration.
Since Clock $2$ has a much smaller variation $(31 \; s)$ compared to Clock $1$ $(162 \; s)$,it is more precise.
Therefore,Clock $2$ is preferred for precision time interval measurements.

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