a. When very massive stars die (stars at least 10 times larger than our sun) they undergo a supernova explosion and leave behind either a neutron star or a black hole. A neutron star has a mass around 1e30 kg (about the mass of our sun) but is only about the size of a mountain, radius = 4625 m. What is the acceleration of gravity on a neutron star? Previous submissions: b. If you have a mass of 70.5 kg, hat would be your weight on this neutron star? In actuallity, if you tried to land on a neutron star, the gravity would be so strong, you'd be crushed down into your subatomic particles and smeared over the surface. Previous submissions:

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**a.** When very massive stars die (stars at least 10 times larger than our sun), they undergo a supernova explosion and leave behind either a neutron star or a black hole. A neutron star has a mass around \(1 \times 10^{30}\) kg (about the mass of our sun) but is only about the size of a mountain, with a radius of 4625 m. What is the acceleration of gravity on a neutron star?

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Transcribed Image Text:**Question 1** **a.** When very massive stars die (stars at least 10 times larger than our sun), they undergo a supernova explosion and leave behind either a neutron star or a black hole. A neutron star has a mass around \(1 \times 10^{30}\) kg (about the mass of our sun) but is only about the size of a mountain, with a radius of 4625 m. What is the acceleration of gravity on a neutron star? [Input Box] Previous submissions: [Dropdown Menu] **b.** If you have a mass of 70.5 kg, what would be your weight on this neutron star? In actuality, if you tried to land on a neutron star, the gravity would be so strong, you'd be crushed down into your subatomic particles and smeared over the surface. [Input Box] Previous submissions: [Dropdown Menu]
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