When the block is depressed by distance x, the additional buoyant force is F=ρAgx acting upward as restoring force.
Equation of motion: Mdt2d2x=−ρAgx.
This gives ω2=MρAg.
Period of oscillation: T=ω2π=2πρAgM
JEE Main 2026 — Physics Waves & Oscillations
A cylindrical block of mass M and area of cross section A is floating in a liquid of density ρ and with its axis vertical. When depressed a little and released the block starts oscillating. The period of oscillation is ____.
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πρAg2M
πMgρA
2πMgρA
2πρAgM
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