restoring force
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Figure 16.2 When displaced from its vertical equilibrium position, this plastic ruler oscillates back and forth because of the restoring force opposing displacement.
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It indicates that the restoring force is in the direction opposite the displacement.
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The restoring force is provided by a spring with a spring constant of 40 N·m−1.
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The restoring force in this scenario will be due to which of the following?
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It may therefore be compared with a pendulum of any kind which when displaced oscillates with a time period depending on its inertia and on its restoring force.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various
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