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  • A) 48 Hrs B) 24 Hrs C) 12 Hrs D) 6 Hrs. Conserving Momentum: R MR M

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    If the radius of the Earth contracted to half its present value, the length of the day would be 6 hours. This is because the moment of inertia of a rotating body is proportional to its mass and radius squared. With half the radius, the angular velocity would need to double to conserve angular momentum as the radius decreases. Doubling the angular velocity would halve the period from 24 hours to 6 hours.

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    If the radius of the Earth contracted to half its present value, the length of the day would be 6 hours. This is because the moment of inertia of a rotating body is proportional to its mass and radius squared. With half the radius, the angular velocity would need to double to conserve angular momentum as the radius decreases. Doubling the angular velocity would halve the period from 24 hours to 6 hours.

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    A) 48 Hrs B) 24 Hrs C) 12 Hrs D) 6 Hrs. Conserving Momentum: R MR M

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    If the radius of the Earth contracted to half its present value, the length of the day would be 6 hours. This is because the moment of inertia of a rotating body is proportional to its mass and radius squared. With half the radius, the angular velocity would need to double to conserve angular momentum as the radius decreases. Doubling the angular velocity would halve the period from 24 hours to 6 hours.

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    Question: If the radius of earth contracts to half of its present value,the length of the day value=?

    a)48 hrs
    b)24 hrs
    c)12 hrs
    d)6 hrs.
    Answer:

    Conserving momentum
    L = I
    I11 = I2 2
    2

    2
    2
    R
    mR 2 m 2
    5
    5
    2

    2
    4

    4 1 = 2

    Time period

    2 2

    2 41

    Since T1 = 24 Hrs

    T2

    T1
    6 hrs
    4

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