Assertion Moment of inertia of a particle is same, whatever be the axis of rotation. Reason Moment of inertia depends on mass and distance of the particle from the axis of rotation.

Question

Assertion Moment of inertia of a particle is same, whatever be the axis of rotation. Reason Moment of inertia depends on mass and distance of the particle from the axis of rotation. (A) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion. (B) Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion. (C) Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect. (D) Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct.

Tardigrade Admin · Accepted Answer

Moment of inertia changes with axis chosen. It is because moment of inertia of a particle depends on its mass and its distance from axis of rotation.
Therefore, Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct.

Q. Assertion Moment of inertia of a particle is same, whatever be the axis of rotation. Reason Moment of inertia depends on mass and distance of the particle from the axis of rotation.

Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.

Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.

Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.

Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct.

Moment of inertia changes with axis chosen. It is because moment of inertia of a particle depends on its mass and its distance from axis of rotation. Therefore, Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct.

Q. Assertion Moment of inertia of a particle is same, whatever be the axis of rotation.
Reason Moment of inertia depends on mass and distance of the particle from the axis of rotation.

Moment of inertia changes with axis chosen. It is because moment of inertia of a particle depends on its mass and its distance from axis of rotation.
Therefore, Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct.