JEE Main2014PhysicsRotational MotionActual
A bob of mass m attached to an inextensible string of length l ⁡ is suspended from a vertical support. The bob rotates in a horizontal circle with an angular speed ω rad/s about the vertical. About the point of suspension :
Options
- AAngular momentum is conserved
- BAngular momentum changes in magnitude but not in direction
- CAngular momentum changes in direction but not in magnitude
- DAngular momentum changes both in direction and magnitude
Correct answer
C. Angular momentum changes in direction but not in magnitude
Step-by-step solution
τ = mg × l sin θ . (Direction parallel to plane of rotation of particle) as τ is perpendicular to L → , direction of L changes but magnitude remains same.