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Free, Damped and Forced Oscillations

ICSE · Class 11 · Physics

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Topics in Free, Damped and Forced Oscillations

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1. Free, Natural, and Damped Oscillations

  • A body displaced from equilibrium and left free oscillates with its natural frequency due to restoring force.
  • Natural frequency depends on intrinsic properties such as size, elasticity, length, density, and tension, depending on the system.
  • Examples of natural frequency include a bob on a thread, tuning fork prongs, sonometer wire, bridges, buildings, ships, and machine parts.
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2. Forced Oscillations

  • When an external periodic force acts on a body, the body may first try to oscillate with its own natural frequency.
  • The external force tries to impose its own frequency, so the motion is irregular at first.
  • These irregular oscillations die out after a short time.
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3. Resonance

  • Resonance is a special case of forced oscillation.
  • It occurs when the frequency of the external force is equal to the natural frequency of the body or to its integral multiple.
  • At resonance, amplitude becomes very large.
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4. Examples and Applications

  • Two pendulums of different lengths suspended from a rod can show forced oscillations when one pendulum drives the other.
  • The amplitude of forced oscillations of pendulum B is smaller than that of pendulum A.
  • When a tuning fork stem is placed on a table, the table vibrates by forced oscillations and the sound becomes more intense.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Oscillatory motion under restoring force, damping, external periodic force, and resonance

Natural frequencyFree oscillationsDamped oscillationsForced oscillationsResonancePeriodic forcePendulum pair A and BPendulums A, B, C and D

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