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प्रश्न
In a damped harmonic oscillator, periodic oscillations have _______ amplitude.
(A) gradually increasing
(B) suddenly increasing
(C) suddenly decreasing
(D) gradually decreasing
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उत्तर
(D) gradually decreasing
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