Free Oscillations or Undamped oscillations
Free Oscillations or Undamped oscillations
If a body, capable of oscillation, is slightly displaced from its position of equilibrium and left to itself, it starts...
The Simple Pendulum
The Simple Pendulum
An ideal simple pendulum consists of a point-mass suspended by a flexible, inelastic and weightless string from a rigid support of infinite...
Oscillations Due to a Spring
Oscillations due to a spring:
The simplest observable example of simple harmonic motion is the small oscillations of a block of mass m fixed to...
Force Law for Simple Harmonic Motion
Force Law for Simple Harmonic Motion
The force acting simple harmonic motion is proportional to the displacement and is always directed towards the centre of...
Simple Harmonic Motion
Simple harmonic motion
In simple harmonic motion (SHM), the displacement x(t) of a particle from its equilibrium position is given by,
A term that means the...
Periodic Motion, Oscillations, Period & Frequency
Periodic Motion
A motion that repeats itself at regular intervals of time is called periodic motion.
Note that both the curved parts in Fig (c) are...
Avogadro’s number
Avogadro stated that equal volume of all the gases under similar conditions of temperature and pressure contain equal number molecules. This statement is called...
Mean Free Path
The mean free path l is the average distance covered by a molecule between two successive collisions:
Where n is the number density and d...
Specific Heat Capacity of Solids & Water
We can use the law of equipartition of energy to determine specific heats of solids. Consider a solid of N atoms, each vibrating about...
Specific Heat Capacity
Specific Heat Capacity
Monatomic Gases
Diatomic Gases
Polyatomic Gases
Specific Heats of Monatomic Gases:
The molecule of...