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Can simple pendulum clock be used in an artificial satellite? Why ?

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No, because an artificial satellite experience weightless position and hence effective acceleration is zero.
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  4. Two simple pendulums of equal length cross each other at mean position...

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  5. The amlitude of a particle executes SHM is 2 cm and the force acting a...

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  6. Can simple pendulum clock be used in an artificial satellite? Why ?

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  8. The particle executes simple harmonic motion have periodic time 0.05s ...

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  9. At which position in the string of simple pendulum has maximum tension...

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  10. Which basic properties are needed for the system being oscillate?

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  11. Can an oscillatory motion be non-periodic?

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  12. Give the formula of force acting on a particle executes simple harmoni...

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  13. What happens to the time period of a simple pendulum when it is taken ...

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  14. What is the values of frequency in the differential equation of SHM (d...

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  15. Amplitude of a SHO is sqrt(5) cm. At what displacement from the mean ...

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  16. A particle is performing SHM. Its path length is 8 cm, amplitude is ...

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  17. A spring is stretched by 3 cm, its potential energy is U1. If the spri...

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  18. Difference between periodic motion and simple harmonic motion.

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  19. A spring has spring constant k and l. If it cut into piece spring in t...

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  20. Two springs having spring constant k(1)" and "k(2) is connected in ser...

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