Easy TRUE_FALSE +2 / -1

Increasing the damping in a driven oscillator decreases the sharpness (Q-factor) of the resonance peak.

Answer FALSE

Solution

More damping broadens the resonance curve ⇒ lower Q-factor.

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Subject: Physics · Chapter: Oscillations · Topic: Resonance

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