NEET2003PhysicsOscillationsActual
Assertion : The amplitude of an oscillating pendulum decreases gradually with time. Reason : The frequency of the pendulum decreases with time.
Options
- Aif both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion
- Bif both assertion and reason are true and the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion
- Cif assertion is true but reason is false
- Dif both assertion and reason are false statements.
Correct answer
C. if assertion is true but reason is false
Step-by-step solution
The amplitude of an oscillating pendulum decreases with time because of friction due to air. Frequency of simple pendulum is given by f= 1 2 g l which is independent of amplitude and so even though the frequency remains the same, the amplitude keeps on decreasing till it becomes zero.