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The pendulum of a clock is replaced by a spring-mass system with the spring having spring constant 0.1 N m-1. What mass should be attached to the spring?

The pendulum of a clock is replaced by a spring-mass system with the spring having spring constant 0.1 N m-1. What mass should be attached to the spring?

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Navjyot Kalra
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9 years ago
Sol. . k = 0.1 N/m T = 2π √(m/k) = 2 sec [Time period of pendulum of a clock = 2 sec] So, 4π2+ (m/k) = 4 ∴ m = k/π2 = 0.1/10 = 0.01kg = 10 gm.

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