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Define periodic motion

Important Questions on Oscillations

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The metallic bob of simple pendulum has the relative density 5. The time period of this pendulum is 10 s. If the metallic bob is immersed in water, then the new time period becomes 5x s. The value of x will be _____ .
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A simple pendulum suspended from the ceiling of a stationary lift has a time period T0. When the lift descends at uniform speed, the time period is T1. When the lift descends with constant acceleration, the time period is T2. Which of the following is correct?

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The potential energy of a particle of mass 4 kg in motion along the x-axis is given by U=41-cos4x J. The time period of the particle for small oscillation sinθθ πK s. The value of K is _____ .
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Two independent harmonic oscillators of equal mass are oscillating about the origin with angular frequencies ω1 and ω2 and have total energies E1 and E2 , respectively. The variations of their momenta p with positions x are shown in the figures. If ab=n2 and aR=n , then the correct equation(s) is (are)

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Frequency of oscillation of a body is 5 Hz when a force F1 is applied and 12 Hz when another force F2 is applied. If both forces F1 and F2 are applied together, then frequency of oscillation of the body will be
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A particle is performing a linear simple harmonic motion of amplitude A. When it is midway between its mean and extreme position, the magnitudes of its velocity and acceleration are equal. What is the periodic time of the motion?
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The displacement of simple harmonic oscillator after 3 seconds starting from its mean position is equal to half of its amplitude. The time period of harmonic motion is
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A particle executes simple harmonic motion with an amplitude of 5cm . When the particle is at 4cm from the mean position, the magnitude of its velocity in SI units is equal to that of its acceleration. Then, its periodic time in seconds is:
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The function (sinωt-cosωt) represents the S.H.M having a time period T
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Assume that a tunnel is dug along a chord of the earth, at a perpendicular distance R2 from the earth's centre, where R is the radius of the earth. The wall of the tunnel is frictionless. If a particle is released in this tunnel, it will execute a simple harmonic motion with a time period:
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For a simple pendulum, a graph is plotted between its kinetic energy (K.E.) and potential energy (P.E.) against its displacement d. which one of the following represents these correctly? (graphs are schematic and not drawn to scale)
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Match ListI (Event) with ListII (Order of the time interval for the happening of the event) and select the correct option from the options given below the lists.

  List-I   List-II
(a) The rotation period of earth (i) 105 s
(b) Revolution period of earth  (ii) 107 s
(c) Period of a light wave  (iii) 10-15 s
(d) Period of a sound wave  (iv) 10-3 s
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A block with mass M is connected by a massless spring with stiffness constant k to a rigid wall and moves without friction on a horizontal surface. The block oscillates with small amplitude A about an equilibrium position x 0 . Consider two cases : (i) when the block is at x0 and (ii) when the block is at x=x0+A. In both the cases, a particle with mass m<M is softly placed on the block after which they stick to each other. Which of the following statement(s) is(are) true about the motion after the mass m is placed on the mass M?
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An ideal gas enclosed in a vertical cylindrical container supports a freely moving piston of mass M. The piston and the cylinder have equal cross-sectional area A. When the piston is in equilibrium, the volume of the gas is V0 and its pressure is M0. The piston is slightly displaced from the equilibrium position and released. Assuming that the system is completely isolated from its surrounding, the piston executes a simple harmonic motion with frequency
[Assume the system is in space.]

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A cylindrical plastic bottle of negligible mass is filled with 310 ml of water and left floating in a pond with still water. If pressed downward slightly and released, it starts performing simple harmonic motion at angular frequency ω. If the radius of the bottle is 2.5 cm then ω is close to: ( density of water =103 kg m-3)
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A particle is executing simple harmonic motion (SHM) of amplitude A, along the x -axis, about x=0. When its potential Energy PE equals kinetic energy KE, the position of the particle will be:
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Two light identical springs of spring constant k are attached horizontally at the two ends of a uniform horizontal rod AB of length l and mass m. The rod is pivoted at its center 'O' and can rotate freely in horizontal plane. The other ends of the two springs are fixed to rigid supports as shown in figure. The rod is gently pushed through a small angle and released. The frequency of resulting oscillation is:
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A particle performs simple harmonic motion with a period of 2 second. The time taken by the particle to cover a displacement equal to half of its amplitude from the mean position is 1a s. The value of a to the nearest integer is
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Identify the function which represents a periodic motion
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A particle executes simple harmonic motion and it is located at x=a, b and c at time t0, 2t0 and 3t0 respectively. The frequency of the oscillation is: