The escape velocity of a body from the Earth is $11.2 \,km/s$. If the radius of a planet is one-third the radius of the Earth and its mass is one-sixth that of the Earth, the escape velocity from the planet is: (in $\,km/s$)

  • A
    $11.2$
  • B
    $8.4$
  • C
    $4.2$
  • D
    $7.9$

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