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Oscillation

Q1- Read the following and answer accordingly

What type of Oscillator is it? * 2 points

Undamped Harmonic

Damped Harmonic

Forced Harmonic

Damped but Anharmonic

What is the damping coefficient (r) in ? 1 point
Just write the answer (in number)

Your answer

What is the natural frequency of this oscillator? * 2 points

5 Hz

.79 Hz

.5 HZ

7.07 Hz

25 Hz

Other:

What type of damping does this oscillator represent * 2 points

Undamped

Underdamped

Overdamped

Critically damped
Is the motion oscillatory and periodic? * 1 point

Yes

No

Impossible to conclude

Other:

If the motion is oscillatory, what is the oscillation time period (Roundoff 2 points
your answer up to two decimal)
Roundoff your answer up to two decimal

Your answer

For what value of the damping constant (b) in the unit of kg/s would this 3 points

system, if displaced, return as quickly as possible to equilibrium?

Just type the number without the unit

Your answer
 What would the equation of motion then be for the above situation? * 2 points
Just type the number without the unit

A B

C D

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Q2-A steel block of mass m = 8 kg attached to a horizontal spring with k = 64 N/m

moves on a rough surface. The force of friction on the moving block is Fd = −b
dx/dt, with b = 48 kg/s.

Answer the following questions based on the information provided above

What is the nature of damping? * 2 points

Underdamped

Overdamped

Critically damped

Not enough information to conclude

 The general form of the displacement x(t) for this situation is given by * 4 points
Here, A1 and A2 are constants

A B

C D

None of the above

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Q3- An instrument and its support system, which together act as an

underdamped spring with spring constant (k) = 6.3 x 10^6 N/m and m = 318 kg, are
meant to be installed on a Space Telescope.

Answer the following questions based on the information provided above

For what external driving frequency (in Hz), the amplitude and the velocity 3 points

reaches a maximum? Express your answer up to one decimal point

Express your answer up to one decimal point

Your answer
 ISRO requires that amplitude resonance not occur for forced oscillations 2 points

at any frequency below 30 Hz for this instrument. Does the instrument

satisfy the requirement

Mark the answer(s) that is/are correct

Yes, the instrument does satisfy the

requirement

No, it doesn't. The requirement could be fixed

by doing something to increase the natural
frequency so that it is above 35 Hz

No. But, the requirement could be

fixedincreasing the effective spring
constant,or reducing the mass of the system,
or some combination of the two.

No, it doesn't. But the requirement can be

met by decreasing both effective spring
constant and the mass of the system

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Q4- A simple pendulum is made from a table tennis ball with a mass of 10 grams,
attached to a 60-cm length of thread with negligible mass. The force of air
resistance on the ball is Fd = −b x velocity, where b = 0.016 kg/ s.

For your calculations, take g = 9.81

3 points

Mark all that applies

The pendulum is underdamped

The pendulum is overdamped

The pendulum is critically damped

The angular frequency of vibration is smaller

than its natural angular frequency of
vibration its

The oscillation amplitude reduces with time

The oscillation amplitude doesn't change

with time
 How long does it take (in seconds) for the amplitude of the pendulum’s 4 points

swing to decrease by a factor of 1000? Express your answer up to two

decimal point

Your answer

By what factor does the energy decrease by the time the amplitude of the 2 points

pendulum’s swing is decreased by a factor of 10?

Your answer

If a pendulum made with the same table tennis ball were to be critically 4 points

damped by air resistance, what would its length have to be? Express your
answer in meter (up to one decimal)

Your answer

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Q5- Consider the following coupled oscillator where two identical spring- 4 points

mass systems (black) are coupled by another spring (red). All the springs
have the same spring constant. Find the correct statement/statements
that describe this situation

Choose all that is correct

Both the mases are oscillating in-phase with

a frequency identical to that equals to the
frequency of individual spring-mass
oscillator

The natural length of the spring remain

unchanged thus providing no additional
restoring force

Both the mases are oscillating in-phase with

a frequency higher than the frequency of
individual spring-mass oscillator

Both the mases are oscillating in-phase with

a frequency lower than the frequency of
individual spring-mass oscillator

Both the mases are oscillating in-phase with

a frequency that will be decided by the spring
constant of the connecting (red) spring.
Q6- Consider the following figure where two identical pendulums are 4 points
coupled by a spring (spring constant = k). Both the pendulums are
displaced from their equilibrium position by equal amount but in opposite
direction as shown in the figure and then released. Find the correct
statement/statements that describe this situation.

Choose all that is correct

The ensuing oscillation is out-of-phase with

a frequency that is lower than the uncoupled
case.

The coupling spring is stretched by a factor

of two

The coupling spring acts to increase the

restoring force and thus to decrease the
frequency of oscillation compared to the
uncoupled oscillation

The coupling spring acts to decrease the

restoring force and thus to increase the
frequency of oscillation compared to the
uncoupled oscillation

The coupling spring acts to increase the

restoring force and thus to increase the
frequency of oscillation compared to the
uncoupled oscillation
 Q7- Consider the coupled oscillator system of two identical pendulums 2 points
coupled by a spring giving rise to the normal mode Q1 (in-phase motion)
of frequency "f". If the spring constant of the spring is doubled, the
frequency of the new Q1 mode will be *

2f

f/2

none of these

Consider the coupled oscillator system of two identical pendulums 3 points

coupled by a spring giving rise to the normal mode Q2 (out-of-phase
motion) with frequency "f". If the mass of bobs and the spring constant
are doubled, the frequency of the new Q2 mode will be *

=f

>f

<f

Not enough information to conclude

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Interference & Diffraction

 2 points

Both A & C

Both B & D

D
When the light from two lamps falls on a screen, no interference pattern 1 point
can be obtained.Why is this?

The lamps are not point sources.

The lamps emit light of different amplitudes.

The light from the lamps is not coherent.

The light from the lamps is white.

Two coherent sources whose amplitude ratio is 6:1 produce interference 1 point

fringes. The ratio of maximum intensity to minimum intensity of the

interference fringes is approximately

2:3

1:3

2:1

6:1

When a light wave is reflected at the surface of an optically denser 1 point

medium, then the change in path difference is

λ/4

λ/2

λ
Two coherent sources of intensity 10 w/m2 and 25 w/m2 interfere to form 2 points
fringes. The ratio of maximum intensity to minimum intensity is [up to 3rd
decimal]

Your answer

In a Newton’s ring experiment, the diameter of the 5th ring is 0.30 cm and 3 points
diameter of the 15th ring is 0.62 cm. The diameter of the 25th ring (in cm,
up to 2nd decimal) is

Your answer

In a Newton’s rings experiment the diameter of the 15th ring was found to 3 points
be 0.59 cm and that of the 5th ring is 0.336 cm. If the radius of curvature
of the lens is 100 cm, the wave length of the light (in Angstrom) is

Your answer

Newton's rings are formed by monochromatic light of wavelength (λ) = 4 points

6400 Å (angstrom). Assume the point of contact to be perfect. Now
slowly raise the lens vertically above the plate. As the lens moves gradually
away from the plate, one observed a bright ring at the centre (earlier point
of contact) through the microscope. Calculate this smallest vertical
distance to which the lens is raised to observe the bright central ring.
Express your answer in angstrom. *

Your answer
Diffraction can be observed when a wave passes an obstruction. The 2 points
diffraction effect is greatest when the wavelength and the obstruction are
similar in size. For waves travelling through air, what is the combination of
wave and obstruction that could best demonstrate diffraction?

Radio waves passing a copper wire

Visible light waves passing a gate post

Microwaves passing a steel pole

Sound waves passing a human hair

White light strikes a diffraction grating, producing a spectrum of light on 3 points

either side of the white central maximum W. If R = red, Y = yellow, G =
green, B = blue, and V = violet, what do these spectral pattern look like
when projected onto a screen?

RYGBVWRYGBV

VRGYVWVYGRV

VBGYRWRYGBV

RYGBVWVBGYR
Which of the following statement(s) is/are incorrect: (A) A polychromatic 2 points
source is used in Newton’s rings experiment, (B) The phenomenon of
interference is not consistent with the law of conservation of energy, (C)
In Newton's Ring experiment, when a liquid film is introduced in the place
of air film, then the diameter of the rings increases, (D) Diffraction grating
has large number of random slits.

(A) & (B)

(A), (B), (C) & (D)

(B) & (C)

(A), (B) & (C)

A single slit is illuminated by light composed of two wavelengths w1 and 3 points

w2. One observes that due to Fraunhofer diffraction, the 1st minima
obtained for w1 coincides with the second minima of w2. The relation
between w1 and w2 would then be

w1 = 2w2

w1 = w2

w2 = 2w1

w1 = 3 w2
 2 points

In a grating, consider that the width of the slits(e) is same as the width of 3 points
the opaque space (d) between the slits. Which order maximas would then
be missing in the diffraction pattern?

1st, 3rd, 5th

All orders except the central maxima

2nd, 4th, 6th

1st, 5th, 9th

Consider the following case. What will be the slope or gradient for the plot 3 points

[sin theta vs lamda] as shown below?

In a grating, the combined width of a ruling and a slit is called 1 point

Lines per inch

Slit width

Grating Element

Principal Maxima
The lines of a diffraction grating have a spacing of 1.6 micro meter. A 4 points

beam of light is incident normally on the grating. The first order maximum
makes an angle of 20° with the undeviated beam. What is the wavelength
of the incident light?

Your answer

A parallel beam of light of wavelength 450 nm falls normally on a 4 points

diffraction grating which has 300 lines/ mm. The total number of
transmitted maximas equal to?

Your answer

Express your answer in nanometer and in whole number for the following 4 points
question

Your answer

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