1. In the HCl molecule, the separation between the nuclei of the two atoms is about 1.27 Å (1 Å = 10 -10 m).
Find
the approximate location of the CM of the molecule, given that a chlorine atom is about 35.5 times as massive
as a hydrogen atom and nearly all the mass of an atom is concentrated in its nucleus.
2. Find the components along the x, y, and z axes of the angular momentum l of a particle whose position vector
is r with components x, y, and z and whose momentum is p with components px, py and pz. Show that if the
particle moves only in the x-y plane, the angular momentum has only a z-component.
3. Two particles, each of mass m and speed v, travel in opposite directions along parallel lines separated by a
distance d. Show that the angular momentum vector of the two-particle system is the same, whatever be the
point about which the angular momentum is taken.
4. A solid cylinder of mass 20 kg rotates about its axis with an angular speed 100 rad s-1. The radius of the
cylinder is 0.25 m. What is the kinetic energy associated with the rotation of the cylinder? What is the
magnitude of the angular momentum of the cylinder about its axis?
5. A child stands at the centre of a turntable with his two arms outstretched. The turntable is set to rotate with
an angular speed of 40 rev/min. How much is the angular speed of the child if he folds his hands back and
thereby reduces his moment of inertia to 2/5 times the initial value? Assume that the turntable rotates
without friction.
