S.No | Shape of body | Position of center of mass |
---|---|---|
1. | Uniform rod | Centre of rod |
2. | Plane rectangular or square lamina | Point of intersection of diagonals |
3. | Plane triangular lamina | Point of intersection of the medians of the triangles |
4. | Uniform circular ring | Centre of ring |
5. | Uniform circular disc | Centre of disc |
6. | Uniform solid sphere | Centre of the solid sphere |
7. | Uniform hollow sphere | Centre of the hollow sphere |
8. | Uniform hollow cylinder | Mid point of the axis of the hollow cylinder |
9. | Uniform solid cylinder | Mid point of the axis of the solid cylinder |
10. | Rectangular or cubical block | Point of intersection of diagonals |
11. | Pyramid or cone | On the line joining the centre of the base to the apex. It is at a distance of '3h/4' from the vertex where 'h' is the height of the cone. |