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  • Second Hand Clock Frequency: Understanding Rotation Rate
    The second hand on a clock completes one full rotation every 60 seconds. Therefore, its frequency of rotation is 1/60 Hertz (Hz).

    Here's why:

    * Frequency is the number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit of time.

    * In this case, the "event" is a complete rotation of the second hand.

    * The "unit of time" is one second.

    So, since the second hand rotates once every 60 seconds, its frequency is 1/60 Hz.

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