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Paragraph: When a particle of mass m moves on the x -axis in a...

Paragraph: When a particle of mass mm moves on the xx-axis in a potential of the form V(x)=kx2V(x)=k x^2, it performs simple harmonic motion.Paragraph: When a particle of mass m moves on the x -axis in a potential of the form V(x)=k x^2 , it performs simple
The corresponding time period is proportional to mk\sqrt{\frac{m}{k}}, as can be seen easily using dimensional analysis. However, the motion of a particle can be periodic even when its potential energy increases on both sides of x=0x=0 in a way different from kx2k x^2 and its total energy is such that the particle does not escape to infinity. Consider a particle of mass m\mathrm{m} moving on the xx-axis. Its potential energy is V(x)=αx4(α>0)V(x)=\alpha x^4(\alpha>0) for ∣x∣|x| near the origin and becomes a constant equal to V0V_0 for ∣x∣≥X0|x| \geq X_0 (see figure).Question: If the total energy of the particle is EE, it will perform periodic motion only if

Options

  1. AE<0E < 0
  2. BE>0E>0
  3. CV0>E>0V_0>E>0
  4. DE>V0E>V_0

Correct answer

C. V0>E>0V_0>E>0

Step-by-step solution

If E>V0E>V_0, particle will escape. But simultaneously for oscillations, E>0E>0. Hence, the correct answer is V0>E>0V_0>E>0 or the correct option is (c).
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