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A body of mass 2kg is thrown into space with escape velocity 11.2km/s, the escape velocity for another body of mass 5 kg will be .

A

38 km/s

B

22.4 km/s

C

5.6 km/s

D

11.2 km/s

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C
Escape velocity is independent of mass of the body thrown.
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