In a damped harmonic oscillator, periodic oscillations have __________ amplitude.

Gradually increasing

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Suddenly increasing

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Suddenly decreasing

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Gradually decreasing

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Solution

The correct option is D Gradually decreasing
Depending on the friction coefficient, the system can oscillate with a frequency lower than in the non-damped case, and an amplitude gradually decreasing with time (underdamped oscillator) .
So the correct ans is D.

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