Solution

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For a sphere with uniform mass density, . Its moment of inertia of a uniform solid sphere is , and rotation about a diameter gives angular momentum magnitude . The spheres have the same angular frequency , so
The mass grows by a factor of two, and the extra squared lever arm supplies a further factor of four. Equal angular frequencies alone do not mean equal angular momenta.

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