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MHT CET · Physics · Motion In Two Dimensions

Earth revolves round the sun in a circular orbit of radius 'R'. The angular momentum of the revolving earth is directly proportional to

  1. A \(\mathrm{R}^{2}\)
  2. B \(\mathrm{R}^{3}\)
  3. C \(\mathrm{R}\)
  4. D \(\sqrt{\mathrm{R}}\)
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(D) \(\sqrt{\mathrm{R}}\)

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Correct option is A)
We know that angular momentum of Earth
\(\begin{array}{l}\mathrm{L}=\mathrm{mvR} \\\Rightarrow \mathrm{L}=\mathrm{m} \sqrt{\frac{\mathrm{GM}}{\mathrm{R}}} \times \mathrm{R} \\\Rightarrow \mathrm{L} \propto \mathrm{R}^{1 / 2}\end{array}\)
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