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Use the Schwarzchild formula, Rs = 2GM/c2 , where Rs = Radius of the star, in meters, that would cause it to become a black hole M = Mass of the star, in kilograms, G = A constant, called the gravitational constant = 6.7 * 10-11
m3/kg .s2, c = Speed of light = 3 * 108 meters per second. to determine to what length the radius of the Sun must be reduced for it to become a black hole. The Sun’s mass is approximately 2 * 1030 kilograms ?
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