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प्रश्न
Which of the following example represent (nearly) simple harmonic motion and which represent periodic but not simple harmonic motion?
A motion of an oscillating mercury column in a U-tube.
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उत्तर
An oscillating mercury column in a U-tube is simple harmonic. This is because the mercury moves to and fro on the same path, about the fixed position, with a certain period of time.
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