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Spring Period (Mass on a Spring) Calculator

Period of an undamped mass-spring oscillator.

Compute the natural period and frequency of an ideal mass-spring oscillator from the mass m and the spring constant k.

Daniel Oh By Daniel Oh
Reviewed by Dr. Helena Ortiz
Published Last reviewed 1 min read

Inputs

kg
N/m

Results

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How to use this calculator

  1. Fill in the inputs above using the units you already have.
  2. Values update automatically as you type — no submit button needed.
  3. Hover any result row for the underlying formula and intermediate values.

Formula

T = 2π · √(m / k)

In depth

Compute the natural period and frequency of an ideal mass-spring oscillator from the mass m and the spring constant k.