The Schwarzschild radius of a black hole depends on ________.
A) only the mass of the black hole
B) the observationally measured radius of the black hole
C) the way in which the black hole formed
D) both the mass and chemical composition of the black hole

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The Schwarzschild radius of a black hole depends only on its mass. It is the distance from the center of a black hole at which the escape velocity equals the speed of light, beyond which no light or matter can escape. The formula for calculating the Schwarzschild radius is Rs = 2GM/c^2, where G is the gravitational constant, M is the mass of the black hole, and c is the speed of light.

The Schwarzschild Radius of a Black Hole Depends on ________