The ratio of the escape velocity of a planet to the escape velocity of the Earth will be: Given: Mass of the planet is $16$ times the mass of the Earth and the radius of the planet is $4$ times the radius of the Earth.

  • A
    $4:1$
  • B
    $2:1$
  • C
    $1: \sqrt{2}$
  • D
    $1: 4$

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