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Grade 12General Physics

By spinning eggs on a table top, how will you distinguish a hardboiled egg from a raw egg?

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9 Years agoGrade 12
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ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer9 Years ago
dear pawan,
                    When the raw egg is rotated on a table top, the liquid in it move away from the axis of rotation due to centrifugal force. Hence moment of inertia increases and angular velocity decreases It comes to rest quickly. But the boiled egg rotates more time.