Simple Pendulum in a Liquid – Rankers Physics
Topic: Solid and Fluids
Subtopic: Fluid Statics

Simple Pendulum in a Liquid

A simple pendulum oscillating in air has a period of \(\sqrt{3}\text{ s}\). If it is completely immersed in non-viscous liquid, having density \((\frac{1}{4})^{\text{th}}\) of the material of the bob, the new period will be
2 s
\(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\text{ s}\)
\(2\sqrt{3}\text{ s}\)
\(\frac{2}{\sqrt{3}}\text{ s}\)

Solution:

The effective acceleration due to gravity in the liquid is \(g' = g\left(1 - \frac{\rho_L}{\rho_B}\right) = g\left(1 - \frac{1}{4}\right) = \frac{3}{4}g\). Since \(T \propto \frac{1}{\sqrt{g}}\), the new period is \(T' = T\sqrt{\frac{g}{g'}} = \sqrt{3}\sqrt{\frac{4}{3}} = 2\text{ s}\).

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