Oscillations & Waves
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Q. A block on a frictionless surface is attached to a spring and undergoes simple harmonic motion. If the spring constant is 200 N/m and the mass is 2 kg, what is the period of oscillation?
Q. A block on a spring oscillates with a frequency of 3 Hz. What is the angular frequency of the motion?
Q. A block on a spring oscillates with a period of 1.5 seconds. If the mass of the block is halved, what will be the new period?
Q. A damped harmonic oscillator has a mass of 2 kg and a damping coefficient of 0.5 kg/s. What is the damping ratio if the spring constant is 8 N/m?
Q. A damped oscillator has a time constant of 3 seconds. What is the amplitude after 6 seconds if the initial amplitude is 10 m?
Q. A damped oscillator has a time constant of 3 seconds. What is the damping coefficient if the mass is 1 kg and the spring constant is 4 N/m?
Q. A forced oscillator has a mass of 3 kg and is driven by a force of 12 N at a frequency of 2 Hz. What is the amplitude of the oscillation if the damping coefficient is 0.1 kg/s?
Q. A mass attached to a spring oscillates with a damping coefficient of 0.3 kg/s. If the mass is 1 kg and the spring constant is 4 N/m, what is the damping ratio?
Q. A mass attached to a spring oscillates with a frequency of 1 Hz. If the mass is increased, what happens to the frequency?
Q. A mass attached to a spring oscillates with a frequency of 2 Hz. What is the spring constant if the mass is 0.5 kg?
Q. A mass attached to a spring oscillates with a frequency of 3 Hz. What is the angular frequency of the motion?
Q. A mass attached to a spring oscillates with a frequency of 3 Hz. What is the angular frequency?
Q. A mass attached to a spring oscillates with a frequency of 5 Hz. What is the time period of the oscillation?
Q. A mass attached to a spring oscillates with a maximum speed of 4 m/s. If the spring constant is 100 N/m, what is the maximum displacement?
Q. A mass attached to a spring oscillates with a period of 2 seconds. What is the angular frequency of the motion?
Q. A mass attached to a spring oscillates with a period of 2 seconds. What is the frequency of the oscillation?
Q. A mass m is attached to a spring of spring constant k. If the mass is displaced from its equilibrium position and released, what is the time period of the oscillation?
Q. A mass m is attached to a spring of spring constant k. If the mass is displaced by a distance x from its equilibrium position, what is the restoring force acting on the mass?
Q. A mass m is attached to a spring of spring constant k. What is the angular frequency of the simple harmonic motion?
Q. A mass on a spring oscillates with a frequency of 2 Hz. What is the angular frequency?
Q. A mass-spring system is subjected to a periodic force. If the amplitude of oscillation is 0.1 m and the frequency is 2 Hz, what is the maximum velocity of the mass?
Q. A mass-spring system is subjected to a periodic force. If the amplitude of the forced oscillation is 0.1 m and the damping coefficient is 0.2 kg/s, what is the maximum velocity of the oscillation?
Q. A mass-spring system oscillates with a frequency of 2 Hz. If the system is damped, what is the relationship between the damped frequency and the natural frequency?
Q. A mass-spring system oscillates with a frequency of 2 Hz. What is the angular frequency?
Q. A mass-spring system oscillates with a frequency of 2 Hz. What is the time period of the oscillation?
Q. A mass-spring system oscillates with a frequency of 3 Hz. What is the angular frequency of the system?
Q. A mass-spring system oscillates with a frequency of 3 Hz. What is the angular frequency?
Q. A mass-spring system oscillates with a frequency of 3 Hz. What is the period of the oscillation?
Q. A mass-spring system oscillates with a frequency of 5 Hz. What is the period of the motion?
Q. A mass-spring system oscillates with a natural frequency of 3 Hz. If a damping force is applied, what is the new frequency of oscillation if the damping ratio is 0.1?