Damped and Forced Oscillations, Resonance
 

Damped and Forced Oscillations, Resonance problem 12


A bar magnet is suspended from the free end of a helical spring, as illustrated in the figure below.




One pole of the magnet is situated in a coil of wire. The coil is connected in series with a switch and a resistor. The switch is open. The magnet is displaced vertically and then released. As the magnet passes through its rest position, a timer is started. The variation with time of the vertical displacement of the magnet from its rest position is shown in the graph below.




At time , the switch is closed, state, with a reason, whether the damping after time is light, critical or heavy.


 

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