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why does the moment of inertia of a rotating cylindrical vessle filled with water increases??

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shivansh shrivastava

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5 Feb 2012 18:01:44 IST

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Mass increases

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6 Feb 2012 10:19:34 IST

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moment of inertia of a body depends on the distribution of particles...as the cylinder is rotating the water particles moves away from the axis of rotation due to centripetal force...as a result their distance from the axis increases which results in increase of moment of inertia

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