A second's pendulum is placed in a space laboratory orbiting around the earth at a height $3R$, where $R$ is the radius of the earth. The time period of the pendulum is
  • A$Zero$
  • B$2\sqrt 3 \,sec$
  • C$4\, sec$
  • D
    Infinite
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