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Pitch of the chain lies on the arc of the pitch circle.

(a) True

(b) False

This question was addressed to me by my college professor while I was bunking the class.

The query is from Chain Drives in section Belt, Rope and Chain Drives of Machine Kinematics

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Correct option is (b) False

For explanation: Since the links of the chain are rigid, therefore pitch of the chain does not lie on the arc of the pitch circle. Thus, the given statement is false.

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