The relationship between frequency and viscous friction in a spring system is primarily addressed through the principles of Hooke's Law and the dynamics of damped oscillators. The angular frequency (ω) is defined as ω = √(k/m), where k is the spring constant and m is the mass. In a damped oscillator, viscous friction is modeled as proportional to velocity, affecting the system's energy dissipation rather than the frequency itself. Therefore, while frequency remains independent of the friction force, it influences the power delivered to the liquid in the system.
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