Question

If the angular momentum of a particle of mass $$m$$ rotating along a circular path of radius $$r$$ with uniform speed is $$L,$$ the centripetal force acting on the particle is

A. $$\frac{{{L^2}}}{{m{r^2}}}$$
B. $$\frac{{{L^2}}}{{mr}}$$  
C. $$\frac{L}{{mr}}$$
D. $$\frac{{{L^2}m}}{r}$$
Answer :   $$\frac{{{L^2}}}{{mr}}$$
Solution :
Angular momentum
$$\eqalign{ & L = I\omega \cr & {\text{where}}\,I = m{r^2}{\text{and}}\,\omega = \frac{v}{r} \cr & L = m{r^2} \times \frac{v}{r} \cr & L = mvr\,....\left( {\text{i}} \right) \cr} $$
Centripetal force
$$\eqalign{ & F = \frac{{m{v^2}}}{r} \cr & F = \frac{m}{r}.{\left( {\frac{L}{{mr}}} \right)^2}\left[ {{\text{From}}\,{\text{Eq}}.\left( {\text{i}} \right)} \right] \cr & F = \frac{{m{L^2}}}{{r \cdot {m^2} \cdot {r^2}}} \cr & F = \frac{{{L^2}}}{{m{r^3}}} \cr} $$

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A thin circular ring of mass $$M$$ and radius $$r$$ is rotating about its axis with a constant angular velocity $$\omega ,$$  Two objects, each of mass $$m,$$  are attached gently to the opposite ends of a diameter of the ring. The wheel now rotates with an angular velocity-

A. $$\frac{{\omega M}}{{\left( {M + m} \right)}}$$
B. $$\frac{{\omega \left( {M - 2m} \right)}}{{\left( {M + 2m} \right)}}$$
C. $$\frac{{\omega M}}{{\left( {M + 2m} \right)}}$$
D. $$\frac{{\omega \left( {M + 2m} \right)}}{M}$$
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Two point masses of $$0.3 \,kg$$  and $$0.7 \,kg$$  are fixed at the ends of a rod of length $$1.4 \,m$$  and of negligible mass. The rod is set rotating about an axis perpendicular to its length with a uniform angular speed. The point on the rod through which the axis should pass in order that the work required for rotation of the rod is minimum, is located at a distance of-

A. $$0.42 \,m$$  from mass of $$0.3 \,kg$$
B. $$0.70 \,m$$  from mass of $$0.7 \,kg$$
C. $$0.98 \,m$$  from mass of $$0.3 \,kg$$
D. $$0.98 \,m$$  from mass of $$0.7 \,kg$$
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A smooth sphere $$A$$  is moving on a frictionless horizontal plane with angular speed $$\omega $$  and centre of mass velocity $$\upsilon .$$  It collides elastically and head on with an identical sphere $$B$$  at rest. Neglect friction everywhere. After the collision, their angular speeds are $${\omega _A}$$  and $${\omega _B}$$  respectively. Then-

A. $${\omega _A} < {\omega _B}$$
B. $${\omega _A} = {\omega _B}$$
C. $${\omega _A} = \omega $$
D. $${\omega _B} = \omega $$
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A disc of mass $$M$$  and radius $$R$$  is rolling with angular speed $$\omega $$  on a horizontal plane as shown in Figure. The magnitude of angular momentum of the disc about the origin $$O$$  is
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A. $$\left( {\frac{1}{2}} \right)M{R^2}\omega $$
B. $$M{R^2}\omega $$
C. $$\left( {\frac{3}{2}} \right)M{R^2}\omega $$
D. $$2M{R^2}\omega $$

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