JEE Main & Advanced Physics Simple Harmonic Motion Question Bank Critical Thinking

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    The bob of a simple pendulum executes simple harmonic motion in water with a period t, while the period of oscillation of the bob is \[{{t}_{0}}\]in air. Neglecting frictional force of water and given that the density of the bob is (4/3) ×1000 kg/m3. What relationship between \[t\]and \[{{t}_{0}}\]is true [AIEEE 2004]

    A)            \[t={{t}_{0}}\]                      

    B)            \[t={{t}_{0}}/2\]

    C)            \[t=2{{t}_{0}}\]                   

    D)            \[t=4{{t}_{0}}\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

                       \[\because \,\,{{t}_{o}}=2\,\pi \sqrt{\frac{l}{g}}\] Effective weight of bob inside water, \[{W}'=mg-\text{thrust}=V\rho g-V{\rho }'g\] \[\Rightarrow V\rho {{g}_{eff}}=V(\rho -{\rho }')g,\] where, \[\rho \]= Density of bob \[\Rightarrow {{g}_{eff}}=\left( 1-\frac{{{\rho }'}}{\rho } \right)\,g\]           and \[{\rho }'\]= Density of water \[\therefore t=2\,\pi \sqrt{\frac{l}{{{g}_{eff}}}}=2\,\pi \sqrt{\frac{l}{(1-{\rho }'/\rho )g}}\]\[\therefore \frac{t}{{{t}_{0}}}=\sqrt{\frac{1}{1-{\rho }'/\rho }}=\sqrt{\frac{1}{1-\frac{3}{4}}}\]                 \[\begin{align}   & (\because {\rho }'={{10}^{3}}kg/{{m}^{3}} \\  & \,\,\,\,\,\rho =\frac{4}{3}\times {{10}^{3}}kg/{{m}^{3}} \\ \end{align}\]            \[\Rightarrow t=2\,{{t}_{0}}\].


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