A mass–spring oscillator has natural angular frequency
PHYSICS · Multi-part · A Level · Physics · Further mechanics and thermal physics · Further mechanics and thermal physics
Problem
A mass–spring oscillator has natural angular frequency ω0. Describe qualitatively how ω0 will change under each of the following modifications:
(i) The mass attached to the spring is doubled while the spring constant remains unchanged.
(ii) The spring constant is quadrupled while the mass remains unchanged.