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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 11 - Gravitation
  • JEE Mains 2023
  • Hard
  • Numerical

If the earth suddenly shrinks to \(\frac{1}{64}\) th of its original volume with its mass remaining the same, the period of rotation of earth becomes \(\frac{24}{ x } h\). The value of \(x\) is \(.......\)

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(D) \(16\)

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From conservation of angular momentum

\(\frac{2}{5} MR ^2 \omega_1=\frac{2}{5} M \left(\frac{ R }{4}\right)^2 \omega_2\)

\(\Rightarrow MR ^2 \omega_1=\frac{ MR ^2}{16} \omega_2\)

\(\Rightarrow \frac{\omega_1}{\omega_2}=\frac{1}{16} \Rightarrow \frac{ T _2}{ T _2}=\frac{1}{16} \Rightarrow \frac{ T _1}{ T _2}=\frac{16}{1}=\frac{ t _1}{ x }\)

\(\therefore t _1=24 \Rightarrow \frac{16}{1}=\frac{24}{ t _2} \Rightarrow x =16\)

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