Supermassive black holes are thought to exist at the center of many galaxies. (a) What is the radius in m of such an object if it has a mass of 1010 Suns? Xm (b) What is this radius in light years?

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Answer:

2.95×10¹³ m

0.00311815 lightyears

Explanation:

m = 10¹⁰ times the mass of the sun

mass of the sun = 1.9891 × 10³⁰ kilograms

c = Speed of light = 3×10⁸ m/s

G = Gravitational constant = 6.67408 × 10⁻¹¹ m³/ kgs²

a) Schwarzschild radius

[tex]R_s=\frac{2GM}{c^2}\\\Rightarrow R_s=\frac{2\times 6.67408\times 10^{-11}\times 10^{10}1.9891\times 10^{30}}{(3\times 10^8)^2}=2.95\times 10^{13}\ m[/tex]

∴ Radius in meter is 2.95×10¹³ m

b) 1 m = 1.057×10⁻¹⁶ Lightyear

[tex]2.95\times 10^{13}\ m=2.95\times 10^{13}\ m\times 1.057\times 10^{-16}=0.00311815\ lightyears[/tex]

∴Radius in Lightyear 0.00311815 lightyears