uppose a
mass approximately the size of the Earth’s
mass 6
.
72
×
10
24
kg is packed into a small
uniform sphere of radius
r
.
Use:
The speed of light
c
= 2
.
99792
×
10
8
m
/
s
.
The universal gravitational constant
G
=
6
.
67259
×
10
−
11
N m
2
/
kg
2
.
Hint:
The escape speed must be the speed
of light.
Based on Newtonian mechanics, determine
the limiting radius
r
0
when this mass (approx-
imately the size of the Earth’s mass) becomes
a black hole.
Answer in units of m.
uppose a mass approximately the size of the Earth’s mass 6 . 72 × 10 24...
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