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MHT CET · Physics · Rotational Motion

Moment of inertia of a solid sphere about its diameter is 'I'. It is then casted into 27 small spheres of same diameter. The moment of inertia of each small sphere about its diameter is

  1. A \(\frac{\mathrm{I}}{44}\)
  2. B \(\frac{\mathrm{I}}{188}\)
  3. C \(\frac{\mathrm{I}}{204}\)
  4. D \(\frac{\mathrm{I}}{243}\)
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(D) \(\frac{\mathrm{I}}{243}\)

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\(I = \frac{2}{5}MR^2\) \(\frac{4}{3}\pi R^3 = 27 \times \frac{4}{3}\pi r^3 \Rightarrow R = 3r\)