NEET-XII-Physics

10: Rotational Mechanics

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    If there is no external force acting on a nonrigid body, which of the following quantities must remain constant?
    (a) angular momentum
    (b) linear momentum
    (c) kinetic energy
    (d) moment of inertia.
    digAnsr:   a,b
    Ans : (a) angular momentum
    (b) linear momentum
    `` {\stackrel{\to }{F}}_{ext}=0``
    `` \Rightarrow {\stackrel{\to }{\tau }}_{ext}=0``
    `` ``
    That is, the change in linear momentum and angular momentum is zero. This is because:
    `` \frac{\mathit{d}\stackrel{\mathit{\to }}{P}}{\mathit{d}t}\mathit{=}{\stackrel{\mathit{\to }}{F}}_{\,\mathrm{\,ext\,}}``
    `` \,\mathrm{\,And\,}\frac{\mathit{d}\stackrel{\mathit{\to }}{L}}{\mathit{d}t}={\stackrel{\to }{\tau }}_{\,\mathrm{\,ext\,}}``
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