Simple Harmonic Motion: The quartz crystal in a digital watch has a frequency of 32.8 kHz. What is its period of oscillation?

A. 30.5 µs
B. 15.3 µs
C. 95.8 µs
D. 0.191 ms
E. 9.71 µs


Answer: A

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