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Five different experiments are carried out. In each experiment, a block is attac

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Question

Five different experiments are carried out. In each experiment, a block is attached to a horizontal spring. The block is pulled back a certain distance and released. The block oscillates back and forth on a frictionless surface. Rank the amplitude of oscillation for each of the following situations. (Rank the smallest amplitude as 1).
A block of mass M is attached to a spring with a spring constant k, pulled back a distance (1/2)d, and released.
A block of mass M is attached to a spring with a spring constant k, pulled back a distance d, and released.
A block of mass M is attached to a spring with a spring constant 2k, pulled back a distance 2d, and released.
A block of mass 2M is attached to a spring with a spring constant k, pulled back a distance d, and released.
A block of mass M is attached to a spring with a spring constant 2k, pulled back a distance d, and released.

Explanation / Answer

A < B=D=E < C

Amplitudes in case A will be lowest, so ranked first. aplitude = d/2

in case B, amplitude = d,

in case c, Amplitude = 2d,

in other two cases, amplitude = d