Oscillating Systems

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Oscillating Systems: Overview

We will study the oscillating systems in this topic. We will also go through various types of oscillations. Moreover, we will discuss the characteristics of different oscillatory motions through some graphs.

Important Questions on Oscillating Systems

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Calculate the time period of a simple pendulum of length 1.44m on the surface of the moon. The acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the moon is16 the acceleration due to gravity on earth.{g=9.8 ms-2 }

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A pendulum clock gives correct time at 20°C and at a place where g=9.8 m/s2.It is taken to a hill where the acceleration of gravity is
 g=9.788 m/s2. At what temperature will it give correct time? Coefficient of linear expansion of steel =12×10-1C0-1.

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How much time a clock will gain or lose when taken from a place at 20° C to a place having the temperature 40°C?

. The coefficient of cubical expansion of iron=36×10-6 °C-1

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A mass M is suspended with a weightless spring. When the spring is slightly pulled and released then the mass oscillates with the time period T. If the mass is increased by m, then the time period becomes 5T3. Determine the ratio mM.

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A mass m is suspended one by one by two springs of force constants k1, k2. The time periods of their oscillations are T1 and T2 respectively. If the same mass be suspended by connecting the two springs in parallel then the time period of oscillations is T.The correct relation is:

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Derive an expression for the time period of two loaded springs in parallel combination.

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Find an expression for the time period of a vertical spring-mass system.

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What will be the effect on the time period  Tof a pendulum using a copper wire, if it has been taken to a room where the temperature is higher by 30°C.

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Discuss the effect of temperature on the time period of simple pendulum.

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What is percentage change in the time period, if the length of the simple pendulum increases by 3%?

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A pendulum clock at the hills  will:

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According to the law of the simple pendulum Tl. Does it mean that when l= , T=? explain.

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Mention the laws of simple pendulum.

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The time period for small vertical oscillations of a block of mass m when the masses of the pulleys are negligible and spring constant k1 and k2 is

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A light spring of force constant 8 Nm-1 is cut into two equal halves and the two are connected in parallel; the equivalent force constant of the system is

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A light spring of constant k is cut into two equal parts. The spring constant of each part is

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In a spring-mass system, the length of the spring is L, and it has a mass M attached to it and oscillates with an angular frequency ω. The spring is then cut into two parts, one (a) with relaxed length αLand the other (b) with relaxed length 1-αL. The force constants of the two springs A and B are

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In case of a simple pendulum, time period versus length is depicted by

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A simple pendulum of length 1 m has mass 10 g and oscillates freely with amplitude of 5 cm. Its potential energy at extreme position is

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A simple pendulum with a bob of mass 40 g and charge +2 μC makes 20 oscillations in 44 seconds. A vertical electric field of magnitude 4.2×104 NC-1 pointing downward is applied. The time taken by the pendulum to make 15 oscillations in the electric field is (Acceleration due to gravity =10 ms-2)