Question

A mass M suspended by a spring with force constant k has aperiod T when set into oscillations on Earth. Its period on Mars,whose mass is about 1/9 and radius 1/2 that of Earth, is mostnearly

A) 1/3 T
B) 2/3T
C)T
D) 3/2T
E) 3 T

Answer 1

Answer:

C)T

Explanation:

The period of a mass-spring system is:

$T=2\pi\sqrt\frac{m}{k}$

As can be seen, the period of this simple harmonic motion, does not depend at all on the gravitational acceleration (g), neither the mass nor the spring constant depends on this value.