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The orbital angular momentum of a satellite revolving at a distance r from the centre is L. If the distance is increased to 16r, then the new angular momentum will be

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16 L
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65 L
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L4
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4 L

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Correct option is D

L=mvr        v∝1rL1L2=V1V2r1r2=r2r1r1r2=r1r2=r16r=14L2=4L1


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