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Given information
Diameter of the neutron star 
Initial radius of the star 
Initial radius of the star 
Mass of the star 
Angular velocity = 1 revolution/month
Step-by-step explanation
Step 1.
According to the conservation of angular momentum,
ie;
Where 
and 
initial and final angular velocities.
and initial and final angular velocities.
and 
are initial and final moments of inertia.Unlock all Textbook Solutions
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