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The figure shows a dish kept at an orientation with a marble placed on it. If the marble in figure is displaced slightly, it would rattle about for a while and come to rest in its original place. This is an example of :


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unstable equilibrium

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Stable Equilibrium

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Metastable equilibrium

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Centre of gravity principle

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Solution

The correct option is B

Stable Equilibrium


If a dish is kept at an orientation with a marble placed on it and if the marble in figure is displaced slightly, it would rattle about for a while and come to rest in its original place. This is the example of Stable Equilibrium.

When a body tries to regain its equilibrium position after being slightly displaced and released, it is said to be in stable equilibrium.


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