A planet in a distant solar system is 10 times more massive than the earth and its radius is 10 times smaller. Given that the escape velocity from the earth is 11 km s^-1, the escape velocity from the surface of the planet would be

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Options :

(a) 11 km s^-1
(b) 110 km s^-1
(c) 0.11 km s^-1
(d) 1.1 km s^-1

Answer :

(b) 110 km s^-1

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