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PHY 104 Oscillatory Motion Objective Question
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The Quality factor (Q) of an oscillator is a dimensionless quantity that measures the damping. How is it fundamentally defined in terms of energy?
Options
A Energy dissipated per cycle/radian to Energy stored in the oscillator.
B Energy stored in the oscillator to Energy dissipated per cycle/radian.
Correct Answer
C Amplitude decay per cycle to Energy stored.
D Angular frequency to damping parameter.
Correct Answer

Option B is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Page 22 explicitly defines the Quality factor as: Q = Energy stored in the oscillator / Energy dissipated per cycle/radian.

Hint

The Quality factor is a measure of how 'good' an oscillator is at storing energy relative to the energy it loses.

Question Info

Course: PHY 104
Topic: Oscillatory Motion
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 286 of 947
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