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Calculate the Schwarzschild radius for a uranium-238 nucleus. (r = 7x10-¹5 m).

Calculate the Schwarzschild radius for a uranium-238 nucleus. (r = 7x10-¹5 m).

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Calculate the Schwarzschild radius for a uranium-238 nucleus. (r = 7x10-¹5 m).
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Concept and Principle:
  • Black holes are points of high gravitational force in spacetime. The gravitational force is so large that nothing will escape a black hole, not even light.

 

  • Schwarzschild radius is the minimum distance an object should shrink to become a black hole. When an object goes lower than its Schwarzschild radius gravitational collapse takes place. Any mass inside the Schwarzschild radius will be taken in by the black hole formed.

 

  • The Schwarzschild radius also defines the boundary of the black hole called the event horizon beyond which is a point of no return. Schwarzschild radius is given by the following formula,

rs=2GMc2

Here G is the universal gravitational constant, M is the mass of the object and c is the speed of light.

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