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What is the effect of doubling the amplitude in SHM on the total energy?
The total energy quadruples because total energy is proportional to the square of the amplitude.
What happens to kinetic energy as potential energy reaches its maximum in SHM?
Kinetic energy reaches its minimum (zero).
What happens to potential energy as kinetic energy reaches its maximum in SHM?
Potential energy reaches its minimum (zero).
What is the effect of increasing the spring constant on the total energy of a mass-spring system?
The total energy increases, assuming the amplitude remains constant.
What is the effect of increasing the mass on the maximum velocity of a mass-spring system with a fixed total energy?
The maximum velocity decreases.
Compare kinetic and potential energy in SHM.
Kinetic Energy: Energy of motion, maximum at equilibrium. | Potential Energy: Stored energy, maximum at extreme positions.
Differentiate between maximum kinetic energy and maximum potential energy in SHM.
Maximum Kinetic Energy: Occurs at equilibrium, velocity is maximum. | Maximum Potential Energy: Occurs at extreme positions, velocity is zero.
Define Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM).
Periodic motion where the restoring force is proportional to the displacement and acts in the opposite direction.
What is kinetic energy?
Energy possessed by an object due to its motion.
What is potential energy?
Energy stored in an object due to its position or configuration.
Define amplitude in the context of SHM.
The maximum displacement of an object from its equilibrium position during oscillation.
Define equilibrium position in SHM.
The point where the net force on the oscillating object is zero.
Define spring constant (k).
A measure of a spring's stiffness; the force required to stretch or compress the spring by a unit length.