A star 2.5 times the mass of the Sun and collapsed to a size of 12 km rotates with a…

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A star 2.5 times the mass of the Sun and collapsed to a size of 12 km rotates with a speed of 1.5 rev/s. Then an object placed on its equator (Mass of the Sun = 2\(x\)1030 kg).
  1. remain stuck to its surface due to gravity
  2. will  fly off due to centrifugal force
  3. Initially will fly off and after some time return back to the surface
  4. none of these

Answer

(B) will fly off due to centrifugal force

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