A mass of $2.0\, kg$ is put on a flat pan attached to a vertical spring fixed on the ground as shown in the figure. The mass of the spring and the pan is negligible.  When pressed slightly and released the mass executes a simple harmonic motion. The spring constant is $200\, N/m.$ What should be the minimum amplitude of the motion so that the mass gets detached from the pan (take $g = 10 m/s^2$). 

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  • [AIPMT 2007]
  • A

    $10\,\,cm$

  • B

    any value less than $12\,\, cm$

  • C

    $4\,\, cm$

  • D

    $8\,\, cm$

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