A smooth tube of certain mass is rotated in a gravity-free space and released. The two balls shown in Figure move towards the ends of the tube.For the whole system, which of the following quantities is not conserved
a) |
Angular momentum |
b) |
Linear momentum |
c) |
Kinetic energy |
d) |
Angular speed |
A smooth tube of certain mass is rotated in a gravity-free space and released. The two balls shown in Figure move towards the ends of the tube.For the whole system, which of the following quantities is not conserved
a) |
Angular momentum |
b) |
Linear momentum |
c) |
Kinetic energy |
d) |
Angular speed |
(d) As , angular momentum and linear momentum remain conserved. As the two balls will move radially out, changes. In order to keep the angular momentum conserved, angular speed ( should change |