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The lowest velocity which a body must have in order to escape the gravitational attraction of a particular planet or other object.
On the surface of the Earth , the escape velocity is about 11.2 km/s, which is approximately 33 times the speed of sound (Mach 33) and several times the muzzle velocity of a rifle bullet (up to 1.7 km/s).
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Question : Which of the following is not the correct statement about escape velocity?
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