Periodic and Oscillatory Motions

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Periodic and Oscillatory Motions: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Periodic Motion, Oscillatory Motion, Time Period and Frequency & Periodic Function or Sinusoidal Function etc.

Important Questions on Periodic and Oscillatory Motions

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Electrons moving with different speeds enter a uniform magnetic field in a direction perpendicular field. They will move along circular paths, time periods of rotation will be :

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A particle is fastened at the end of a string and is whirled in a vertical circle with the other end of the string being fixed. The motion of the particle is,

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Consider the earth as a homogeneous sphere of radius R and a straight hole is bored in it through its centre. Show that a particle dropped into the hole will execute a simple harmonic motion such that its time period is T=2πRg.

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A body is vibrating in simple harmonic motion. If its acceleration is 12 cm s-2 at a displacement 3 cm, then time period is

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Find the time period of the body (mass m), shown in the figure, when displaced slightly in the vertical direction. 

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Define periodic motion

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An air chamber of volume V has a neck of cross-sectional area a into which a light ball of mass m just fits and can move up and down without friction. The diameter of the ball is equal to that of the neck of the chamber. The ball is pressed down a little and released. If the bulk modulus of air is B, the time period of the oscillation of the ball is

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The circular motion of a particle with constant speed is

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Two small magnets have their masses and lengths in the ratio 1 : 2. The maximum torques experienced by them in a uniform magnetic field are the same. For small oscillations, the ratio of their time periods is

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Two masses m1 and m2 suspended together by a massless spring of spring constant K. When the masses are in equilibrium, m1 is removed without disturbing the system. The angular frequency of m2 is
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Due to some force F1 a body oscillates with period 45s and due to other force F2 oscillates with period 35s . If both forces act simultaneously, the new period will be

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A person is listening to a tone of 500 Hz sitting at a distance of 450 m from the source of the sound. What is the time interval between successive compressions from the source?

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The frequency of power supply used in India is

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A horizontal platform with an object placed on it is executing SHM in the vertical direction. The amplitude of oscillation is 2.5 cm . What must be the least period of these oscillation so that the object is not detached ?

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The displacement of a particle in simple harmonic motion in one time period is -

A is the amplitude

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Two tuning forks of frequencies 256 and 258 vibrations/sec are sounded together, then time interval between consecutive maxima heard by the observer is

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The function sin2(ωt) represents

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A body is vibrating in simple harmonic motion. If its acceleration is 12 cm s-2 at a displacement 3 cm, then time period is

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The circular motion of a particle with constant speed is

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If a simple harmonic is represented by d2xdt2+αx=0, its time period is