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Rotational Motion of a Rigid Body: Moment of Inertia

ICSE · Class 11 · Physics

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1. Torque and Angular Momentum

  • Torque is the turning effect of a force about an axis or point.
  • Torque is a vector quantity and is given by the cross product of position vector and force.
  • Torque is maximum when the force is perpendicular to the position vector.
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2. Rigid Body, Motion Variables, and Equations of Rotational Motion

  • A rigid body is a body in which external force does not produce relative displacement between particles.
  • In rigid body rotation, every particle has the same angular velocity and angular acceleration.
  • Different particles have different linear velocity and linear acceleration because they are at different distances from the axis.
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3. Moment of Inertia and Radius of Gyration

  • Moment of inertia is the property by which a body opposes change in its rotational state.
  • It depends on mass and also on how mass is distributed about the axis.
  • Moment of inertia is a tensor quantity, not a scalar or vector.
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4. Theorems of Parallel and Perpendicular Axes

  • The parallel axes theorem relates moment of inertia about any axis to that about a parallel axis through the centre of mass.
  • The perpendicular axes theorem applies to a uniform plane lamina.
  • For a plane lamina, the perpendicular axis moment of inertia equals the sum of the moments of inertia about two perpendicular axes in the plane.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Rotational motion of a rigid body and the role of moment of inertia in resisting changes in rotation

TorqueAngular MomentumRigid BodyMoment of InertiaRadius of GyrationRotational KinematicsMoment of Inertia TheoremsStandard Bodies

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