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Suppose a star the size of our Sun, but of mass 8.0 times as great, was rotating at a speed of 1.0 revolution every 20 days. If it were to undergo gravitational collapse to a neutron star of radius 20 km, losing three quarters of its mass in the process, what would its rotation speed be? Assume that the star is a uniform sphere at all times and that the lost mass carries off no angular momentum.
in rev/day?

I asked this question previously, but did not understand the response given to it......it ended with finding the mass of the star when I obviously need the rotation speed.....anyways, could someone help?

2007-04-18 10:39:08 · 1 answers · asked by ping102_1999 1 in Science & Mathematics Physics

1 answers

Angular momentum is a conserved quantity.

2007-04-22 08:51:16 · answer #1 · answered by Dr. R 7 · 0 0

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