The energy of SHM is maximum at_______________?
Correct answer: D. All positions during SHM
- A. Mean position
- B. Extreme position
- C. In between mean and extreme
- D. All positions during SHM
Explanation
The total mechanical energy of ideal SHM is E = 1/2 kA² and remains constant as kinetic energy changes into potential energy and back. It is therefore the same maximum total energy at every position during the motion. The likely mistake is choosing b because potential energy, not total energy, is maximum at an extreme position.
Report an error
The more specific you are, the faster it gets fixed. A source beats an opinion.
Prefer email? [email protected]
About Simple Harmonic Motion
Simple harmonic motion is oscillation in which acceleration is directly proportional to displacement and directed toward the equilibrium position. Work includes displacement, velocity, acceleration, phase, period, frequency, amplitude and energy, with applications to springs and simple pendulums. The restoring force and the conditions for SHM distinguish it from general periodic motion.
Practise Waves
1,281 free Waves MCQs from Physics, each with the correct answer and an explanation. Unlimited attempts, no account needed.
Discussion
Stuck on an option, or know a faster way to get there? Ask or explain it here.
No comments yet. Be the first to explain this one.
Exams that ask Physics questions like this
Physics is on 16 papers prepared for on TestUstad, and all of them draw the same bank, so this question is worth knowing for every one of them.
More Simple Harmonic Motion questions
The product of the frequency and time period is equal to_________________?
The length of the second pendulum is_________________?
Which one does not work according to resonance ?
A simple pendulum suspended from the ceiling of a lift has time period T when the lift is at rest. When the lift falls freely, the time period is_________________?
The SI unit of force constant is identical with that of__________________?
Simple harmonic motion is a type of________________?