Albert stands on a frictionless turntable, holding a bike wheel. Both Albert and the wheel are initially stationary. Albert gives the bike wheel a good spin, and it begins rotating clockwise. If the bike wheel has a final angular momentum of one unit, clockwise, what is the final angular momentum had by the rest of the system (i.e., Albert and the turntable)?

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Answer:

L₁ = 0

Explanation:

The total angular momentum of the  system is conserved:

Lin = Lfin

If

Lin = Lwheel = - L₀ = -1

Lwheel final = - L₀ = -1

Lfin = LAlbert+turntable + Lwheel final = - L₀ + L₁ = -1 + L₁ = ?

If   Lin = Lfin    ⇒

⇒   -1 = -1 + L₁   ⇒     L₁ = 0

Answer:

Albert and the turntable have a final angular momentum L₀₂ = 1 kgm²/s in the counterclockwise direction.

Explanation:

Let L₁ represent the initial angular momentum of the wheel and L₂ represent the initial angular momentum of Albert and the turntable. Let L₀₁ represent the final angular momentum of the wheel and L₀₂ represent the final angular momentum of Albert and the turntable.

From the law of conservation of angular momentum,

initial angular momentum = final angular momentum.

So, L₁ + L₂ = L₀₁ + L₀₂

Since Albert, the wheel and the turntable are initially at rest, L₁ = L₂ = 0 and L₀₁ = -1 kgm²/s( the negative sign indicates that it is rotating in a clockwise direction). Substituting these values into the equation above,  

L₁ + L₂ = L₀₁ + L₀₂

0 + 0 = -1 + L₀₂

L₀₂= +1 kgm²/s

So, Albert and the turntable have a final angular momentum L₀₂ = 1 kgm²/s in the counterclockwise direction.