Using conservation of angular momentum
2/5 mR²w= const.
I(w), wR², 2πfR², R²/T =const.
so, T is directly proportional to square of radius
Now if radius is decreased to half then,
T'= T/4
therefore which is 24/4
which implies that the time period will be 6 hours.
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