J & K CET Medical J & K - CET Medical Solved Paper-2002

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    If the radius of the earth contracts to half of its present day value without change in mass, what will be the length of the day?

    A)  24 h                                      

    B)  48 h

    C)  6 h                                        

    D)  12 h

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

                    Under the absence of external torque on a rotating body, angular momentum remains constant. That is \[J=I\omega =cons\tan t\] \[\therefore \]  \[{{I}_{1}}{{\omega }_{1}}={{I}_{2}}{{\omega }_{2}}\] where\[I\]is moment of inertia and co the angular velocity. Also,            \[\omega =\frac{2\pi }{T}\] \[\therefore \]  \[\left( \frac{2}{5}MR_{1}^{2} \right)\left( \frac{2\pi }{24} \right)=\left( \frac{2}{5}MR_{2}^{2} \right)\left( \frac{2\pi }{{{T}_{2}}} \right)\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[\frac{R_{1}^{2}}{R_{2}^{2}}=\frac{24}{{{T}_{2}}}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[{{\left( \frac{{{R}_{1}}\times 2}{{{R}_{1}}} \right)}^{2}}=\frac{24}{{{T}_{2}}}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[{{T}_{2}}=\frac{24}{4}=6\,h\]


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