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Assuming that the Sun is the only significant body in the solar system (the mass of the Su...

Assuming that the Sun is the only significant body in the solar system (the mass of the Sun accounts for 99.8% of the mass of the solar system), determine the escape velocity from the Sun as a function of the distance r from its center. What is the value of the escape velocity (expressed in km/h) when r is equal to the radius of Earth’s orbit? Use 1.989×1030 kg for the mass of the Sun and 150×106 km for the radius of Earth’s orbit.

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