The escape speed from Planet X is 10,000 m/s. Planet Y has

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The escape speed from Planet X is 10,000 m/s. Planet Y has the same radius as Planet X but is twice as dense. What is the escape speed from Planet Y?

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Problem 8CQ

The escape speed from Planet X is 10,000 m/s. Planet Y has the same radius as Planet X but is twice as dense. What is the escape speed from Planet Y?

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In this question, we need to find escape velocity of planet Y

It is given planet X has escape velocity

Radius of planet X = Radius of planet Y

Planet X 2 times denser than planet Y

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