A proton of mass 1.67 ˛ 10-27 kg rotates with an angular speed of 2 ˛ 106 rad/s in a circle of radius 0.80 m in a cyclotron. What is the orbital angular momentum of the proton?

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The law of conservation of angular momentum:  The total angular momentum of a rotating object remains constant if the net torque acting on it is zero.


A proton of mass 1.67 ˛ 10-27 kg rotates with an angular speed of 2 ˛ 106 rad/s in a circle of radius 0.80 m in a cyclotron. What is the orbital angular momentum of the proton?