At the end of its life, a star with a mass of two times the Sun’s mass is expected to collapse, combining its protons and electrons to form a neutron star. Such a star could be thought of as a gigantic atomic nucleus.If a star of mass 2 × 1.99 × 1030 kg collapsed into neutrons (mn = 1.67 × 10−27 kg), what would its radius be? Assume r = r0 A1/3.

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