An industrial flywheel has a greater rotational inertia when most of its mass is
A) uniformly spread out as in a disk.
B) nearest the rim.
C) nearest the axis.

Name: An industrial flywheel has a greater rotational inertia when most of its mass is A) uniformly spread out as in a disk. B) nearest the rim. C) nearest the axis.
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Rotational inertia increases when mass is distributed further from the axis of rotation, making a flywheel with most of its mass near the rim have greater rotational inertia.

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