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Calculate the size of the Schwarzschild radius for the Sun. Choose the option below that most closely matches your answer. Select one: O a. 20 km O b. 1 km O C. 3 m O d. 3 km

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radius for the Sun. Choose the option
below that most closely matches your
answer.
Select one:
О а. 20 km
O b. 1 km
О с. 3m
O d. 3 km
О е. 10 km

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