Answer:
a. an increase in the mass on the spring.
Explanation:
An increase in the mass on the spring will increase the period of an oscillating spring mass system.
Mathematically, the period of an oscillating spring mass system is given by the formula;
T = 2π √(m/k)
Where;
T is the period.
m is the mass of the spring.
k is the spring constant.
Hence, the mass of a spring is directly proportional to the period of oscillation of the spring.
This ultimately implies that, as the mass of the spring increases, the period of oscillation will increase. Similarly, the period of oscillation will decrease with an increase in the spring constant i.e there exist an inverse relationship between the period and spring constant.
