Oscillations of a Spring - Block System

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Oscillations of a Spring - Block System: Overview

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Important Questions on Oscillations of a Spring - Block System

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A block of mass M is placed on a smooth horizontal surface, and it is pulled by a light spring as shown in the diagram. If the ends A and B of the spring are moving with 4 m s-1 and 2 m s-1 respectively in the same direction and at this moment the rate at which spring energy is increasing is 20 J s-1, then what is the value of spring force (in N)?

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A mass of 0.2 kg is attached to the lower end of a massless spring of force constant 200 N m-1, the upper end of which is fixed to a rigid support. Which of the following statement is true?

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An arrangement of spring, strings, pulley and masses is shown in the figure below.
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The pulley and the strings are massless and M>m. The spring is light with spring constant k. If the string connecting m to the ground is detached, then immediately after detachment

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Two blocks of masses m and M are moving with speed v1 and v2v1>v2 in the same direction on the frictionless surface respectively, M being ahead of m. An ideal spring of force constant k is attached to the backside of M (as shown). The maximum compression of the spring when the blocks collide is 

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Angular frequency in SHM is given by  ω = k m . Maximum acceleration in SHM is ω 2 A and maximum value of friction between two bodies in contact is μ N , where N is the normal reaction between the bodies.
  Now the value of k, the force constant is increased, then the maximum amplitude calculated in above question will

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Electrostatic force on a charged particle is given by F = q E . If q is positive F E  and if q negative F E

In the figure mA = mB = 1 kg. Block A is neutral while qB = - 1C. Sizes of A and B are negligible. B is released from rest at a distance 1.8 m from A. Initially  spring is neither compressed nor elongated.
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Equilibrium position of the combined mass is at x = ........m

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At the instant speed of block is maximum, the magnitude of force exerted by spring on the block is:

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Let k be the spring constant of a spring. If the spring is cut into two equal parts, then spring constant of each part is

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The time period of mass M when displaced from its equilibrium position and then released for the system as shown in figure is
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Match the Column I with Column II:

  Column - I   Column - II
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T=2πmk1+k2k1k2  

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T=2π2 mk

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T=2πm2 k

(d) Question Image (iv) T=2πmk1+k2

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A trolley of mass 3 kg, as shown in figure, is connected to two identical springs, each having spring constant equal to 600 N m-1. If the trolley is displaced from its equilibrium position by 5 cm and released, the maximum speed of the trolley is:
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A spring balance has a scale that reads from 0 to 50 kg. The length of the scale is 20 cm. A block of mass m is suspended from this balance, displaced from its mean position and released, it oscillates with a period 0.5 s. The value of m is (Take g=10 m s-2)

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Two blocks each of mass m, kept on smooth surface, are connected by a spring of spring constant k as shown in the figure.
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If the blocks are displaced slightly in opposite directions and released, they will execute simple harmonic motion. The time period of oscillation is

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Natural length of the spring is 40 cm and its spring constant is 4000 N m-1. A mass of 20 kg is hung from it. The extension produced in the spring is
(Given  g =9.8 m s-2 )

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A spring having a spring constant of 1200 N m-1, is mounted on a horizontal table, as shown in the figure. A mass of 3 kg is attached to the free end of the spring. Then, the mass is pulled sideways to a distance of 2.0 cm and released. Determine the maximum acceleration of the mass, and the maximum speed of the mass.

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A solid copper sphere is suspended from a massless spring. The time period of oscillation of the system is 4 second. The sphere is now completely immersed in a liquid whose density is 1/8 th that of brass. The sphere remains in liquid during oscillation. Now the time period is