The Sun rotates around its centre once in 27 days. What will be the period of revolution if the Sun were to expand to twice its present radius without any external influence? Assume the Sun to be a sphere of uniform density.
- 115 days
- 108 days
- 100 days
- 105 days
Answer
(2) 108 days
Solution
No external torque, so angular momentum is conserved: I1 1 = I2 2
For a uniform sphere I = 25MR2 and = 2 T, so R12T1 = R22T2
T2 = T1 ( R2R1 )2 = 27 (2)2 = 108 days
Answer: (2)