If one wants to remove all the mass of the earth to infinity in order to break it up completely,the amount of energy that needs to be supplied will be $\frac{x}{5} \frac{GM^2}{R}$,where $x$ is .......... (Round off to the Nearest Integer). ($M$ is the mass of earth,$R$ is the radius of earth,$G$ is the gravitational constant)

  • A
    $3$
  • B
    $6$
  • C
    $4$
  • D
    $9$

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