The angular velocity of hour hand of a watch is greater than the angular velocity of earth around its own axis.
Explanation – We know that angular velocity (ω) of an object having time period (T) is given by ω = \(\frac{2\pi}{v}\) …(i)
T for hour hand of a watch is 12 ℎ
∴ωh \(=\frac{2\pi}{12}=\frac{\pi}{6}\) …(ii)
T for each is 24 ℎ
∴ ωe \(=\frac{2\pi}{24}=\frac{\pi}{12}\) rad h-1
Equations (ii), (iii) gives,
\(\frac{\omega_h}{\omega_e}=\frac{\frac{\pi}{6}}{\frac{\pi}{12}}=2\)
or \(\omega_h=2\omega_e\)
or \(\omega_h>\omega_e\)