Pendulum clocks tend to use quite large masses.Why?

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Think about what would happen if the mass was small rather than large.
The large mass moves the center of mass closer to the center of the weight, and time period is measured length from the piviot point to the center of mass. Also, the large mass dwarfs other effects (pendelum shaft mass, friction).
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