Question

A 20-cm-long, 190 g rod is pivoted at one end. A 19 g ball of clay is stuck on the other end.

Answer 1

Answer:

0.76 s

Explanation:

We are given that

Length of rod,L=20 cm=$\frac{20}{100}=0.20m$

1 m=100 cm

Mass of rod,M=190 g=$\frac{190}{1000}=0.19kg$

Mass of ball,m=19 g=$\frac{19}{1000}=0.019 kg$

Using 1 kg=1000g

We have to find the period if the rod and clay swing as a  pendulum.

Moment of inertia of rod-clay=Moment of inertia of rod+moment of inertia of clay

$I_{rod-clay}=I_{rod}+I_{clay}$

$I_{rod-clay}=\frac{1}{3}ML^2+mL^2$

Substitute the values then we get

$I_[rod-clay}=\frac{1}{3}(0.19)(0.20)^2+(0.019)(0.20)^2$

$I_{rod-clay}=3.29\times 10^{-3} kgm^2$

Now, the center of mass of the combination of the rod and clay is given by

$y=\frac{Md_1+md_2}{M+m}$

Substitute $d_1=\frac{L}{2}$=Distance between pivot and the center of the rod

$d_2=L=$The distance  between rod and clay

Using the formula

$y=\frac{0.19\times \frac{0.20}{2}+0.019\times 0.20}{0.19+0.019}$

$y=0.1091$ m

Time period of the oscillation of the system of the rod and the clay is given by

$T=2\pi\sqrt{\frac{I_{rod-clay}}{(M+m)yg}}$

g=$9.8m/s^2$

Using the formula

Time period=$2\times 3.14\sqrt{\frac{3.29\times 10^{-3}}{(0.19+0.019)\times 9.8\times 0.1091}}$

Time-period=0.76 s

Hence, the period =0.76 s