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Two spheres have the same radius and equal mass. One sphere is solid, and the other is hollow and made of a denser material. Which one has the bigger moment of inertia about an axis through its center?

(a) The solid one.

(b) The hollow one.

(c) Both the same.

Short Answer

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The correct option is (b).

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01

Magnitude of inertia

The moment of inertia of a body is the product of the mass and the square of the distance from the axis of rotation.Now, the moment of inertia increases when the mass is at a larger distance from the axis of rotation.

The mass and radius of both solid and hollow spheres are the same.

02

Explanation

For a solid sphere, the mass is distributed over the whole spherical region.

However, for the other hollow sphere, the mass is only at the surface of the spherical region.

Both have the same radius and mass, and the mass for the hollow sphere is at a larger distance than the solid sphere from the rotational axis.

Hence, the moment of inertia is more for the hollow sphere.

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