A particle is confined to rotate in a circular path with decreasing linear speed. Then which of the following is correct?
(angular momentum) is conserved about the center
is conserved
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As the particle has decreasing linear speed 
, so 
also decreases i.e., 
is not conserved. Option is not correct.
Direction of ( 
) remains same, hence the direction of 
remains the same. Option is correct.
As the particle is confined to rotate in a circular path, it cannot spiral towards the center. Option is incorrect.
As the particle has a decreasing speed, it must have a transverse acceleration in addition to the centripetal acceleration. So its acceleration makes some angle with the radius. Option is incorrect.
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