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What changes to the bob of a simple pendulum can be made without affecting the time period?
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∙ 10y ago
Its mass (weight) can be made anything you want. As long as the bob weighs
significantly more than the string that suspends it, and as long as air resistance
can be ignored, nothing you do to the bob has any effect on the period of the pendulum's
oscillation.
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What effect does shortening the length of the pendulum have on the period of the pendulum?
A shorter pendulum has a shorter period. A longer pendulum has a longer period.
What factors affect the period of a pendulum?
In a simple pendulum, with its entire mass concentrated at the end of a string, the period depends on the distance of the mass from the pivot point. A physical pendulum's period is affected by the distance of the centre-of-gravity of the pendulum arm to the pivot point, its mass and its moment of inertia about the pivot point. In real life the pendulum period can also be affected by air resistance, temperature changes etc.
How does the period of a pendulum change for length?
A longer pendulum has a longer period. A more massive pendulum has a longer period.
How do you measure time period of a pendulum if its length changes?
t = 2*pi*sqrt(L/g) where L is the length of the pendulum and g is the force of gravity.
How Does the angle affect the simple pendulum?
By dampening. This can be done by changing the length of the pendulum The period is 2*pi*square root of (L/g), where L is the length of the pendulum and g the acceleration due to gravity. A pendulum clock can be made faster by turning the adjustment screw on the bottom of the bob inward, making the pendulum slightly shorter.
How does the period of a pendulum vary?
The period depends only on the acceleration due to gravity and the length of the pendulum. Gravitational acceleration depends on the location on the surface of the earth: latitude, altitude play a part. Also, some pendulums are subject to thermal expansion and so the length changes. These factors do impact on the period of a pendulum.
How does length effect the period of a pendulum?
A longer pendulum has a longer period.
How does height affect the period of a pendulum?
Height does not affect the period of a pendulum.
Which factor affects the period of the pendulum?
The period of a pendulum is affected by the angle created by the swing of the pendulum, the length of the attachment to the mass, and the weight of the mass on the end of the pendulum.
In simple pendulum if string is flexible then what is effect on time period?
multiply the length of the pendulum by 4, the period doubles. the period is proportional to the square of the pendulum length.
How can you increase the period of a pendulum?
Increase the length of the pendulum
How do the parameters of a simple pendulum affect the period of a pendulum?
The period increases as the square root of the length.
