Q99 / 180 · NEET 2017 · Physics
Two discs of same moment of inertia are rotating in same sense about their regular axis passing through centre and perpendicular to the plane of disc with angular velocities and . They are brought into contact face to face coinciding the axis of rotation. The expression for loss in energy during this process is
- A
- Correct answerB
- C
- D
Solution
The initial angular momentum of two discs is .
The final angular momentum of system is
From the conservation of angular momentum, .
Initial kinetic energy,
and final kinetic energy,
Loss in kinetic energy is
Hence, the correct answer is option: 'B'.