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A person on a spinning chair stretches both arms out. What happens to angular speed?
AIt becomes zero
BIt stays unchanged
CIt increases
DIt decreases
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. It decreases
With no external torque Iω is constant, and stretching the arms raises I, so ω must fall.
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