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To what radius would it have to be reduced in order for the escape velocity to be equal the speed of light, 3.00 x 108 m/s? The mass of the Sun is 2.00 x 1030 kg and G = 6.67 x 10-11 N•m2/kg2.
A) 2.96 km
B) 1.48 km
C) 1.52 km
D) 2.10 km
E) None of the other choices is correct.
A
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