A typical neutron star may have a mass equal to that of the Sun but a radius

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A typical neutron star may have a mass equal to that of the Sun but a radius of only 10 km.

(a) What is the gravitational acceleration at the surface of such a star?

(b) How fast would an object be moving if it fell from rest through a distance of 1.0 m on such a star? (Assume the star does not rotate.)

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Fundamentals of Physics

ISBN: 978-0471758013

8th Extended edition

Authors: Jearl Walker, Halliday Resnick

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