Why angular momentum conserve in solar system of any planet??
Hello!!
no external torque→angular momentum conservedno external force→linear momentum conservedno external torque→angular momentum conservedno external force→linear momentum conserved
There is no external torque about the sun since the force of the sun and position vector are always at an angle 180180 since τ¯=r¯×F¯τ¯=r¯×F¯ , so angular momentum is conserved.
But since the path in not circular but elliptical , the position vector is not perpendicular to direction of motion hence some work is done, which changes the momentum indirectly by changing magnitude of velocity directly.
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Hii,
Angular momentum is conserved or constant because the force of gravitational attraction between the planet and the Sun exerts zero torque on the planet.
Hope this helps.




