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Time period & Frequency (OCR A Level Physics): Revision Note

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Period & Frequency in Circular Motion

  • Frequency, f, is defined as:

    The number of complete oscillations per unit time

  • It is measured in Hertz (Hz) and is defined by the equation

Frequency-period equation

  • Time period, T, is defined as:

    The time taken for one complete oscillation, in seconds

  • One complete oscillation is defined as:

    The time taken for the oscillator to pass the equilibrium from one side and back again fully from the other side

  • If a circle has a radius r, then the distance through which an object moves as it completes one rotation is equal to the circumference of the circle = 2πr

  • The speed of an object moving in a circle is therefore equal to:

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