Moment of inertia

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-007533",
  "term": "Moment of inertia",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A measure of an object's resistance to changes in its rotational motion, analogous to mass in linear motion. It depends on the mass distribution of the object relative to the axis of rotation. For a point mass, it is the product of the mass and the square of its distance from the axis, with SI units of kg m^2.",
  "subject": "Physical and Biophysical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "principal moments of inertia"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Green Book, 2nd ed., p. 12 (https://goldbook.iupac.org/files/pdf/green_book_2ed.pdf)",
    "PAC, 1996, 68, 957. 'Glossary of terms in quantities and units in Clinical Chemistry (IUPAC-IFCC Recommendations 1996)' on page 983 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668040957)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/moment-of-inertia/"
}