Earth has mass $8$ times and radius $2$ times that of a planet. If the escape velocity from the Earth is $11.2 \ km/s$,the escape velocity in $km/s$ from the planet will be:

  • A
    $11.2$
  • B
    $5.6$
  • C
    $2.8$
  • D
    $8.4$

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