Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. A given object always has a specific moment of inertia I, independent of the axis around which it rotates (as long as the axis goes through the object’s center of mass).
2. An isolated star collapses so that its radius is half its original radius. Both its angular momentum and its rotational energy must be conserved.


1. FALSE
2. FALSE

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