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A black hole is an object whose gravitational field si so strong that even light cannot escape from it. To what approximate radius would earth (mass `= 5.98 xx 10^(24) kg)` have to be compressed to be a black hole ?

A

`10^(-9)m`

B

`10^(-6)m`

C

`10^(-2)m`

D

100 m

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