Suppose that a planet was discovered that has twice the mass and twice the diameter of Earth. What would be the escape velocity for this planet? (Assume that for Earth the escape velocity is 11 km/s.)
A) 22 km/s
B) 11 km/s
C) 15.6 km/s
D) 7.8 km/s
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