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A binary star consists of two stars  (mass 2.2 ) and B (mass 11 ), where  is the mass of the sun. They are separated by distance  and are rotating about their centre of mass, which is stationary. The ratio of the total angular momentum of the binary star to the angular momentum of star  about the centre of mass is



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A binary star consists of two stars  (mass 2.2 ) and B (mass 11 ), where  is the mass of the sun. They are separated by distance  and are rotating about their centre of mass, which is stationary. The ratio of the total angular momentum of the binary star to the angular momentum of star  about the centre of mass is

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Answer Key / Explanation : (6) -

     (as  will be same in both cases)

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 The correct answer is 6.

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