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If the Earth shrinks such that its density becomes8times to the present value, then the new duration of the day in hours will be

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Answer:
C
Solution:

I1ω1=I2ω2

ρ 1 4 3 π r 1 3 = ρ 2 4 3 π r 2 3

ρ 1 r 1 3 = ρ 2 r 2 3

r 2 = ( ρ 1 ρ 2 ) 1 3 r 1

T= 2π ω

⇒ T 1 T 2 = I 1 I 2

T 2 = T 1    I 2 I 1

= T 1 ( ρ 1 ρ 2 ) 2 3

=24(14)=6 h

Stream:JEESubject:PhysicsTopic:RotationSubtopic:Angular momentum
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