Escape velocity on Earth is $11.2 \, km/s$. What would be the escape velocity on a planet whose mass is $1000$ times and radius is $10$ times that of Earth?

  • A
    $112$
  • B
    $11.2$
  • C
    $1.12$
  • D
    $3.7$

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