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A wooden cube (density of wood ‘d’) of side ‘l ’ floats in a liquid of density ‘ρ ’ with its upper and lower surfaces horizontal. If the cube is pushed slightly down and released, it performs simple harmonic motion of period ‘T’

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a

2πldρg

b

2πlρdg

c

2πld(ρd)g

d

2πlρ(ρd)g

answer is A.

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At equilibrium  Fb=mg
 ρAl0g=dAlg
Restoring force,
F=mg- Fb'
F=mg- ρA(l0+x)g
 dAla=dAlgρAl0gρgAxa=ρgdlx
Therefore, wooden cube performs S.H.M
ω=ρgdl  T=2πldρg 
 

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A wooden cube (density of wood ‘d’) of side ‘l ’ floats in a liquid of density ‘ρ ’ with its upper and lower surfaces horizontal. If the cube is pushed slightly down and released, it performs simple harmonic motion of period ‘T’