A rotating or orbiting body possesses angular momentum. Like linear momentum, angular momentum is a vector quantity and is conserved. An object's angular momentum changes only when a [[torque]] is applied to it. It is defined as:
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A rotating or orbiting body possesses angular momentum. Like linear momentum, angular momentum is a vector quantity and is [[Conservation of angular momentum|conserved]]. An object's angular momentum changes only when a [[torque]] is applied to it. It is defined as: