A torsion pendulum is constructed of a copper rod of radius 4mm and length 0.55m is attached to the end of the copper rod and set into oscillation by twisting the rod/sphere.  The sphere is rotated 10.2 degrees and then released. a.  if the maximum velocity of the sphere is 1.15 rad/s, what is the oscillation?   b. What is the torsion constant of the rod?   c. if the hollow sphere was replaced with a solid sphere instead (which has 10 times the mass of the hollow sphere,) what period of oscillation would result?

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A torsion pendulum is constructed of a copper rod of radius 4mm and length 0.55m is attached to the end of the copper rod and set into oscillation by twisting the rod/sphere.  The sphere is rotated 10.2 degrees and then released.

a.  if the maximum velocity of the sphere is 1.15 rad/s, what is the oscillation?

 

b. What is the torsion constant of the rod?

 

c. if the hollow sphere was replaced with a solid sphere instead (which has 10 times the mass of the hollow sphere,) what period of oscillation would result?

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