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tnt_battle

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How does the mass of a giant star compare with the mass of the black hole it may become? How do the densities compare?
 
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If a star collapses to a tenth its size, gravitation at its surface increases by
 
  A) ten.
  B) twenty.
  C) one hundred.
  D) one thousand.
  E) more than one thousand.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 29, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: The masses are the same A black hole is a collapsed star, with its mass enormously compressed, but not increased. The density of a black hole is enormously greater, but not because of more mass, but because of less volume.

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Answer: C


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