Conceptual Example 14 provides background for this

Chapter 9, Problem 9.95

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Conceptual Example 14 provides background for this question. A cloud of interstellar gas is rotating. Because the gravitational force pulls the gas particles together, the cloud shrinks, and, under the right conditions, a star may ultimately be formed. Would the angular velocity of the star be less than, equal to, or greater than the angular velocity of the rotating gas?

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