Only purely rotating bodies can have angular momentum

A.TRUE

B. FALSE

True

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

False

Right on! Give the BNAT exam to get a 100% scholarship for BYJUS courses

Open in App

Solution

The correct option is B
False

It is not necessary that a rotating body can only have "angular momentum”.

Even a particle moving linearly can have angular momentum about a pointat any instant, given by, $\to L$ = $\to r \times \to p$ {where $\to p$ = $m \to v$ }at that instant.

Suggest Corrections

Similar questions

Onlypurely rotating bodies can have angular momentum

A.TRUE

B. FALSE

Only purely rotating bodies can have angular momentum

\frac{1}{2} I_{c m} ω^{2}

\frac{1}{2} I ω^{2}

I_{1}

I_{2}

I_{1} > I_{2}

Join BYJU'S Learning Program