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When tall buildings are constructed on earth, the duration of day-night slightly increases. Is it true?

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Yes, True.

When tall buildings are constructed, the effective radius of the earth slightly increases. Though the mass *** constant, the moment of inertia of the earth I slightly increase. To conserve the angular momentum L of the earth the angular velocity ω (=L/I) slightly decrease. This means that the earth rotates slower now and takes more time to complete one rotation. So the duration of day-night slightly increases.

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