Suppose Each of the Following Objects Could Collapse into a Black

question 22

Multiple Choice

Suppose each of the following objects could collapse into a black hole. Each black hole would have a sphere around it that is the limit for escape -- once you are inside this region, you cannot get away. For which object would this region be the largest in diameter?

• A) a star with the mass of our Sun
• B) a planet like Jupiter
• C) a star that was type O when it was on the main sequence
• D) an entire cluster of stars (with about 150 stars in it)
• E) an entire galaxy of stars (with about a billion stars in it)

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