Statement 1: The angular momentum of a body moving in a circle with constant velocity remains conserved about any point on the circumference of the circle. Statement 2: If the torque acting on the body is zero than its angular momentum is conserved. Which one of thefollowing options is correct?

Statement 1: The angular momentum of a body moving in a circle with co

1.	Statement 1: The angular momentum of a body moving in a circle with constant velocity remains conserved about any point on the circumference of the circle. Statement 2: If the torque acting on the body is zero than its angular momentum is conserved. Which one of thefollowing options is correct?
Answer» Statement 1 and 2 are true and statement 2 is a correct explanation for statement 1. Statements 1 and 2 are true and statement 2 is not a correct explanation for statement 1. Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false. Statement 1 is false and statement 2 is true. Solution :SINCE the centripetal force is radial the torque due to this force is ZERO about the centre. Hence ANGULAR momentum is conserved only at the centre of the circle.