JEE MAIN - Physics (2021 - 18th March Evening Shift - No. 2)

If the angular velocity of earth's spin is increased such that the bodies at the equator start floating, the duration of the day would be approximately : [Take g = 10 ms$$-$$2, the radius of earth, R = 6400 $$\times$$ 103 m, Take $$\pi$$ = 3.14]
84 minutes
1200 minutes
60 minutes
does not change

Explanation

For objects to float

mg = 2$$\omega$$2R

$$\omega$$ = angular velocity of earth.

R = Radius of earth

$$\omega = \sqrt {{g \over R}} $$ ..... (1)

Duration of day = T

$$T = {{2\pi } \over \omega }$$ ..... (2)

$$ \Rightarrow T = 2\pi \sqrt {{R \over g}} $$

$$ = 2\pi \sqrt {{{6400 \times {{10}^3}} \over {10}}} $$

$$ \Rightarrow {T \over {60}}$$ = 83.775 minutes

$$ \simeq $$ 84 minuites

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