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JEE Advanced · Physics · 9. Gravitation

A binary star consists of two stars \(A\) (mass \(2.2 M_S\) ) and \(B\) (mass \(11 M_s\) ), where \(M_S\) is the mass of the sun. They are separated by distance \(d\) and are rotating about their centre of mass, which is stationary. The ratio of the total angular momentum of the binary star to the angular momentum of \(\operatorname{star} B\) about the centre of mass is

  1. A 2
  2. B 4
  3. C 6
  4. D 8
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Correct Answer

(C) 6

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\(\frac{L_{\text {Total }}}{L_B}=\frac{\left(I_A+I_B\right) \omega}{I_B \cdot \omega}\) (as \(\omega\) will be same in both cases)
\(
\begin{aligned}
& =\frac{I_A}{I_B}+1=\frac{m_A r_A^2}{m_B r_B^2}+1 \\
& \left.=\frac{r_A}{r_B}+1 \quad \quad \text { (as } m_A r_A=m_B r_B\right) \\
& =\frac{11}{2.2}+1 \quad \quad\left(\text { as } r \propto \frac{1}{m}\right) \\
& =6
\end{aligned}
\)
\(\therefore\) The correct answer is 6 .
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