Class 11 Physics simulations · Oscillations

Mass on a vertical spring

Hang a mass on a spring: it settles at a new equilibrium and oscillates about it.

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What to notice

Gravity shifts the equilibrium position but does not change the period.

Key relation

x₀ = mg/k ; T = 2π √(m/k)

Try this

Quadruple the mass. What happens to the period and to the static stretch?

What you can change

• Mass: 0.1 to 3 kg
• Spring constant: 5 to 100 N/m
• Amplitude: 0 to 0.2 m

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