A black hole is an object whose gravitational field is so strong that even light cannot escape from it. To what approximate radius would earth (mass = 5.98 × 10^24 kg) have to be compressed to be a black hole? A spherical planet has a mass Mp and diameter Dp . A particle of mass m falling freely near the surface of this planet will experience an acceleration due to gravity equal to: August 29, 2020 Category: Chapter 12 - Gravitation , NEET Last 32 Years Solved 1988 - 2019 Physics and Chemistry Video Solutions , Physics , Facebook Messenger WhatsApp Share this:TwitterFacebook Related