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CAPE Physics Unit 1 · 2002 · Paper 2 · Question 2(a)(i)

Describe an experiment to investigate the effect of damping on the amplitude of a mass-spring system.

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  1. 2(a)(ii)What adjustments can you make to the experiment in order to investigate whether the damping is constant or not?[1 mark]
  2. 2(b)(i)Calculate the value of f₀.[3 marks]
  3. 2(b)(ii)What is the value of the natural frequency on the graph?[1 mark]
  4. 2(b)(iii)What effect occurs at this position?[1 mark]

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