if the external torque acting on a system is 0 then what will happen to its angular accleration and angular momentum
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We know that torque, τ = I α where I is the moment of inertia and α angular acceleration.
If τ = 0, α = 0 since I ≠ 0.
And we know that τ = dL / dt where L is the angular momentum.
τ = 0 => dL / dt = 0
This implies that the angular momentum L remains constant.
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