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The mass of a planet is half that of the earth and the radius of the planet is one - fourth that of earth . If we plan to send an artificail satellite from the planet , the escape velocity will be ( escape velocity on earth `v_e= 11km-s^-1`)

A

`11 kms^(-1)`

B

`5.5 kms^(-1)`

C

`15.5 kms^(-1)`

D

`7.7 kms^(-1)`

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C
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