Question

Consider a thingy hanging from a spring. The system is set vibrating by pulling the thingy down below its equilibrium position and then letting it go from rest.The frequency of the oscillation is determined by

• A. the amount of the initial displacement
• B. the mass of the thingy and the properties of the spring
• C. the local gravitational field, $g$
• D. all of the above.

Answer 1

The correct option is B the mass of the thingy and the properties of the spring

The frequency is given by

$f=\frac{1}{T}=\frac{1}{2\pi }\sqrt{\frac{k}{m}}$

T = time period of the oscillation

m= mass of the thingy

k = spring constant of the spring

So,it is clearly seen that frequency depends on properties of spring and mass thingy.