The escape velocity of a body from a planet whose mass is $6$ times the mass of Earth and radius is $2$ times the radius of Earth will be (where $V_{e}$ is the escape velocity of a body from the Earth's surface).

  • A
    $\sqrt{3} V_{e}$
  • B
    $2 V_{e}$
  • C
    $\frac{3}{2} V_{e}$
  • D
    $\sqrt{3} V_{e}$

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