## College Physics (7th Edition)

The period of a mass-spring system is:- $T=2\times pi \times \sqrt \frac{m}{k}$ m is mass and k is the spring constant. It is independent of the gravitational acceleration. So if a mass spring system is taken to moon, its period remains unchanged. The period is given by $T=2\times pi \times \sqrt \frac{l}{g}$ l being the length of the pendulum and g is the gravitational acceleration. Since the period is inversely proportional to g, its period increases when it is taken to moon as g is less on the moon as compared to on the earth.
The period of a mass-spring system is:- $T=2\times pi \times \sqrt \frac{m}{k}$ m is mass and k is the spring constant. It is independent of the gravitational acceleration. So if a mass spring system is taken to moon, its period remains unchanged. The period is given by $T=2\times pi \times \sqrt \frac{l}{g}$ l being the length of the pendulum and g is the gravitational acceleration. Since the period is inversely proportional to g, its period increases when it is taken to moon as g is less on the moon as compared to on the earth.