Question

What is the difference between simple pendulum and torsional pendulum

Answer 1

Answer:

A torsional pendulum is an oscillator for which the restoring force is torsion. In a simple pendulum, the oscillating mass has dimensions much smaller than the distance between the axis of suspension and the centre of gravity. ... A torsional pendulum is an oscillator for which the restoring force is torsion.

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

In a simple pendulum, the oscillating mass has dimensions much smaller than the distance between the axis of suspension and the centre of gravity.

In a compound pendulum, the oscillating mass has dimensions comparable to the distance between the axis of suspension and its centre of gravity.

A torsional pendulum is an oscillator for which the restoring force is torsion.