MCQ
When a mass is rotating in a plane about a fixed point, its angular momentum is directed along
- ✓a line perpendicular to the plane of rotation
- Bthe radius
- Cthe tangent to the orbit
- Dthe line making an angle of $45°$ to the plane of rotation
✓
Answer
Correct option: A.
a line perpendicular to the plane of rotation
a
When a mass is rotating in a plane about a fixed point its angular momentum is directed along a line perpendicular to the plane of rotation.
When a mass is rotating in a plane about a fixed point its angular momentum is directed along a line perpendicular to the plane of rotation.
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