The escape velocity of a body from the surface of the earth is $11.2 \,km/s$. The escape velocity of a body from a planet having the same mean density as the earth but twice the radius of earth is: (in $\,km/s$)

  • A
    $5.5$
  • B
    $33.6$
  • C
    $22.4$
  • D
    $11.2$

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