Q. Consider the following statements with respect to “Black Holes”:
1.A black hole is a region of spacetime where gravity is so strong that nothing has enough energy to escape its event horizon.
2.When stars, which are around twenty times bigger than the sun exhaust all the energy, they can collapse in on themselves forming a black hole.
Select the correct statements using the codes given below:
Answer: C
Notes:
Explanation –
Statement 1 and 2 are correct. A black hole is a region of spacetime where gravity is so strong that nothing has enough energy to escape its event horizon. When stars, which are around twenty times bigger than the sun exhaust all the energy, they can collapse in on themselves forming a black hole.
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