Question bank — Moment of inertia of - rod (about end, centre), disk, ring, sphere (solid, hollow), cylinder
1.5.8 · D5· Physics › Rotational Mechanics › Moment of inertia of - rod (about end, centre), disk, ring,

True or false — justify
Recall Kisi body ka moment of inertia uski mass ki tarah ek fixed property hoti hai. ::: False.
chosen axis par depend karta hai: same rod apne centre ke baare mein hai lekin end ke baare mein hai. Mass ek number hoti hai; ek number hota hai per axis.
Recall Equal mass wale do objects ka moment of inertia hamesha equal hoga. ::: False.
is baat par depend karta hai ki mass kahan hai, sirf kitni hai nahi. Ek ring () same wali disk () se zyada hoti hai kyunki uski mass rim tak push out hoti hai.
Recall Moment of inertia kabhi negative nahi ho sakta. ::: True.
squared distances ko positive mass elements se multiply karke sum karta hai, isliye har term hai. Yeh zero tabhi hoga jab saari mass bilkul axis par ho.
Recall Kisi object ki axis se distance double karne par uska moment of inertia double ho jaata hai. ::: False.
ki wajah se, double karne par us element ka contribution chaar guna ho jaata hai. Isliye "door wali mass itni mehengi padti hai."
Recall Same
aur wale ek solid cylinder aur ek thin disk ka long axis ke baare mein same hota hai. ::: True. Dono hote hain. Ek cylinder bas disks ki stack hai, aur length puri tarah cancel ho jaati hai.
Recall Ek hollow sphere aur ek hollow (thin-walled) cylinder dono ka apne symmetry axis ke baare mein
hota hai. ::: False. Shell cylinder ki saari mass radius par hoti hai, isliye woh hai (ring ki tarah). Sirf hollow sphere hai, kyunki uski mass (poles) se (equator) tak range karti hai.
Recall Ek ring, disk, hollow sphere aur solid sphere mein (sab same
), ring ka sabse bada hota hai. ::: True. Mean-square distance equals (ring), (hollow sphere), (disk), (solid sphere). Kyunki koi bhi mass distance se zyada nahi ho sakti, sabse bada possible hai — ring, jo saari mass ko bilkul par rakhti hai. Figure 2 mein yeh mass-distributions side by side dikhaye gaye hain.
Recall Diye gaye mass aur outer radius ke liye, moment of inertia ki ek hard upper bound hoti hai. ::: True. Maximum possible
hai, jo tab achieve hota hai jab saari mass sabse door allowed distance par ho — yahi ring/thin-shell-cylinder ka case hai.

Spot the error
Recall "Ek disk ko diameter ke baare mein spin karne par,
har point se disk ke centre tak ki distance hai." ::: Galat. Diameter axis ke liye, us line tak perpendicular drop hai, isliye diameter par wale points ka hai. Distance-to-centre tabhi ke barabar hoti hai jab axis centre se hokar plane ke perpendicular guzrti ho.
Recall "
mein lene se rod-about-end ki value milti hai." ::: Galat hai. Parallel-axis mein do parallel axes ke beech ka gap hai. Centre-of-mass axis rod ke midpoint par hoti hai, aur end axis tip par; ek uniform rod ka midpoint uski length ke beech mein hota hai, isliye gap hai. Isse milta hai .
Recall "Cylinder lamba hai, isliye uska long axis ke baare mein
zyada hona chahiye." ::: Galat. Long axis ke baare mein har slice ek identical disk hai jiska hai; jab sum karo, sirf total mass aur bachte hain. Length irrelevant hai: .
Recall "Solid sphere ka
derive karne ke liye flat rings use nahi kar sakte — sirf spherical shells valid hain; rings use karna galti hai." ::: Dono valid hain. Flat rings mein slice karke integrate karne se sahi milta hai; bas isme do-variable (radius aur height) geometry setup chahiye. Spherical-shell route zyada quick hai kyunki har shell pehle se known contribute karti hai — yeh shortcut hai, correctness ka issue nahi.
Recall "Ring ka
nikalne ke liye ek mushkil integral chahiye tha kyunki mass ek circle ke around spread hai." ::: Galat feeling. Ring ka har point same distance par hai, isliye seedha se bahar aa jaata hai, aur bina kisi real integration ke milta hai.
Recall "Perpendicular axis theorem kehta hai ki disk ke liye
hota hai." ::: Ulta hai. Flat body ke liye, , isliye , double nahi. Dekho Perpendicular Axis Theorem.
Why questions
Recall
squared kyun appear karta hai, pehli power mein kyun nahi? ::: Ek particle ki speed hai, aur uski kinetic energy hai. define karne se rotational KE ban jaati hai, jo ko mirror karti hai. Dekho Rotational Kinetic Energy.
Recall Solid sphere ka
hollow sphere ke se chhota kyun hai? ::: Ek solid sphere mein zyaatar mass centre ke paas hoti hai (), jo average ko kam karta hai. Ek hollow sphere saari mass surface par rakhti hai, jo average par zyada door hai.
Recall Disk bilkul ring ki
half kyun hai? ::: Ek ring ki saari mass par hai; ek disk same mass ko tak andar ki taraf spread karti hai, isliye average kam ho jaata hai. Exact integral factor produce karta hai.
Recall Moment of inertia ka kisi cheez ke ramp se neeche roll karne ke liye kyun matter karta hai? ::: Bada
(per unit ) matlab zyada energy spin mein jaati hai rather than sliding mein, isliye object slower accelerate karta hai — ring solid sphere se harti hai. Dekho Rolling Motion.
Recall
ko "mass ka rotational analogue" kyun kaha jaata hai? ::: mein (dekho Torque and Angular Acceleration), bilkul wahi role play karta hai jo mein karta hai: yeh angular acceleration ke against resistance measure karta hai.
Edge cases
Recall Rotation axis
par baitha ek point mass ka kya hoga? ::: Zero. Uski perpendicular distance hai, isliye . Axis par koi mass kuch contribute nahi karta.
Recall Ek mathematical thin rod ka
us axis ke baare mein kya hoga jo uski apni length ke along chalti ho? ::: Bilkul zero. Ek one-dimensional rod ka har point axis par hota hai, isliye har jagah hai aur . Jaana-pehchana sirf us axis ke liye apply hota hai jo rod ke perpendicular ho.
Recall Jab hollow cylinder ki wall infinitesimally thin ho jaati hai, toh uska axial
kya approach karta hai? ::: Yeh approach karta hai, ring ke identical — kyunki thin shell ki saari mass single radius par hoti hai.
Recall Agar ring ka radius zero ki taraf shrink karo (keeping
fixed), toh ka kya hoga? ::: . Saari mass axis par collapse ho jaati hai, isliye rotation resist karne ke liye kuch nahi bachta — yeh axis par ek point ban jaata hai.
Recall Concrete tilted axis: ek thin rod ko ek line ke baare mein spin karo jo uske centre se hokar rod ke saath angle
banati ho. Jab se tak jaata hai toh kaise badlta hai? ::: Sirf har element ka perpendicular part count karta hai, isliye rod ke along distance par ek element par hota hai, jo deta hai . par (axis rod ke along) ; par (perpendicular) . Figure 3 mein same centre-point axis teen angles se tilted dikhaya gaya hai — same , same centre, alag .

Recall Do axes kisi object ke centre of mass se same distance par hain lekin alag directions mein point karti hain. Kya
same hoga? ::: Zarori nahi. Parallel-axis (dekho Parallel Axis Theorem) sirf parallel axes compare karta hai; alag directions mass ko alag tarah se slice kar sakti hain aur alag de sakti hain (upar tilted-rod case dekho). Radius of gyration (dekho Radius of Gyration) yeh per axis capture karta hai.
Recall Kya kisi object ka non-central axis ke baare mein moment of inertia uske centre-of-mass axis ke baare mein
se kam ho sakta hai? ::: Nahi, parallel axes ke liye. Parallel-axis kehta hai kyunki hai. Centre-of-mass axis hamesha uske parallel axes mein minimum deta hai.
Connections
- Parallel Axis Theorem — upar ke kai traps ke peeche ka tool.
- Perpendicular Axis Theorem — disk-diameter reversal.
- Rotational Kinetic Energy — kyun.
- Torque and Angular Acceleration — as rotational mass.
- Rolling Motion — jahan winner decide karta hai.
- Radius of Gyration — ko per axis package karna.