A ball is attached to a string and revolves in a horizontal circle with angular momentum. When the string breaks at point B on the circumference, the ball moves off tangentially along path B-Q

As it moves along B-Q, increasing its distance from the center of the circle, its angular momentum A) decreases.
B) is now zero.
C) remains constant.
D) increases.


C

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