Question

What do you mean by time period of an oscillator?

Answer 1

Hint: The smallest interval of time in which a system undergoing oscillation returns to the state in which it was randomly selected at a time as the beginning of the oscillation or its time duration is called the time taken by the pendulum to complete one oscillation.

Complete answer:
1. Oscillation is the repetitive variation of some measure around a central value (often a point of equilibrium) or between two or more distinct states typically in time.
2. A swinging pendulum and alternating current are familiar examples of oscillation.
3. The period of time is the time taken to pass a point by a complete wave cycle, frequency is the number of waves complete cycle passing a point in unit time.
4. By dividing the total time by the number of oscillations you have counted, calculate the time of one oscillation or the period (T).
5. The period, T, is called the time to complete one full cycle, or one oscillation. The frequency, f, is the per second number of cycles.
6. A pendulum is a weight suspended from a fixed point that, due to the force of gravity, swings back and forth freely.
7. The position at which it remains at rest is called the mean position when the bob does not move. We have to record the time the pendulum takes to complete one oscillation to measure the time period of the pendulum. To do so, the pendulum's bob is slightly displaced from the mean position and then released.
8. The formula for calculating time period is given by,
$T=\sqrt{\dfrac{L}{g}}$

Note:
As per the time period formula, we can say that the duration of the pendulum depends on the length of the pendulum. The String and Gravity Force. We can also say that the pendulum's time period does not depend on the weight of the pendulum.