A simple harmonic oscillator consists of a particle of mass 
and an ideal spring with spring constant 
. The particle oscillates with a time period 
. The spring is cut into two equal parts. If one part oscillates with the same particle, the time period will be
A
B
C
D
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Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
C
Time period of oscillator, 
where, l is the length of the spring.
When the spring is cut imnto half its length
Corresponding time period,
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