physics
mechanics
Easy

Question

A stone is whirled along a circle with a constant angular velocity and its angular momentum is L. If the radius of its circular path is halved while keeping the angular velocity same , its new angular momentum would be

  1. 2L
  2. L/2
  3. L
  4. L/4

The correct answer is: L/4


    table attributes columnalign right left right left right left right left right left right left columnspacing 0em 2em 0em 2em 0em 2em 0em 2em 0em 2em 0em rowspacing 3 pt end attributes row blank blank row blank cell text Angular momentum, end text L equals m v r equals m left parenthesis omega r right parenthesis r equals m omega r squared text i.e., end text L proportional to r squared end cell end table

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