Conservation of Angular Momentum

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Conservation of Angular Momentum: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Conservation of Angular Momentum in Pure Rotation, Torque and Angular Momentum & Conservation of Angular Momentum etc.

Important Questions on Conservation of Angular Momentum

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A cubical block of side 30 cm is moving with velocity 2 m s-1 on a smooth horizontal surface. The surface has a bump at a point O as shown in the figure. The angular velocity (in rad s-1) of the block immediately after it hits the bump, is:

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A child is standing with folded hands at the centre of a platform rotating about its central axis. The kinetic energy of the system is K. The child stretches his arms so that the moment of inertia of the system doubles. The kinetic energy of the system now is

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A solid sphere is rotating in free space. If the radius of sphere is increased keeping mass same which one of the following will not be affected?

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A uniform rod AB of length L and mass M is lying on a smooth table. A small particle of mass m strikes the rod with velocity v0 at point C at a distance x from the centre O. The particle comes to rest after collision. The value of x, so that the point A of the rod remains stationary just after the collision, is L/n, then find n.

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Relation between Torque and angular momentum is similar to the relation between

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A uniform rod AB of length L and mass M is lying on a smooth table. A small particle of mass m strikes the rod with velocity v0 at point C at a distance x from the centre O. The particle comes to rest after collision. If the value of x, so that the point A of the rod remains stationary just after the collision, is L/n, then find n.

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Relation between Torque and angular momentum is similar to the relation between

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As shown in the figure, two balls of same mass m are situated at the centre of a tube of mass M and are rotating with a uniform angular velocity ω0. If the balls suddenly come to end of the tube the resultant angular velocity will be :

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Under the influence of the Coulomb field of charge +Q, a charge -q is moving around it in an elliptical orbit. Find out the correct statement.

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A disc is free to rotate about a smooth horizontal axis passing through its centre of mass. A particle is fixed at the top of the disc. A slight push is given to the disc and it starts rotating. During the process

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A time varying torque 4t N m is applied on an object about a pivot. Change in angular momentum of body till time t=3 s is:

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A thin circular ring of mass M and radius R is rotating about its axis with a constant angular velocity ω. Two objects each of mass m, are attached gently to the opposite ends of a diameter of the ring. The ring now rotates with an angular velocity

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A uniform rod of mass M and length a lies on a smooth horizontal plane. A particle of mass m moving at a speed v perpendicular to the length of the rod strikes it at a distance of a4 from the centre and stops after the collision. The angular velocity of the rod about its centre just after the collision is

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A rigid metallic sphere is spinning around its own axis in the absence of external torque. If the temperature is raised, its volume increases by 9 %. The change in its angular speed is

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g is the acceleration due to gravity and K is the rotational kinetic energy of the earth. If the earth's radius increases by 2% keeping mass constant, then the value of decrement in g and K is %

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In the figure half of the meter scale is made of wood while the other half is of steel. In figure a the wooden part is pivoted at O. A force F is applied at the end of the steel part. In figure b the steel part is pivoted at O' and the same force is applied at the wooden end.

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A uniform circular disc of moment of inertia 2 kg m2 about its axis is rotating with angular speed 4 rad s-1. Another uniform circular disc of moment of inertia 1 kg m2 about its axis is rotating with angular speed 2 rad s-1  in same sense. They are gently brought into contact face to face, coinciding the axis of rotation. The loss of kinetic energy till they attain the common angular velocity, is

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A rigid spherical body is spinning about an axis without any external torque. Due to change in temperature, the volume increases by 3%. The angular speed will approximately

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If net torque acting on a system is zero, then

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A uniform rod of mass m and length l can rotate freely on a smooth horizontal plane about a vertical axis hinged at point H. A point mass having the same mass m coming with an initial speed u perpendicular to the rod, strikes the rod and sticks to it at a distance of 3l4 from hinge point. The angular velocity of the rod just after collision is 36unl. Find the value of n.

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