Earth is presently accelerating toward the Sun (centripetal acceleration). If the Sun collapsed into a black hole, this acceleration would

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The acceleration would remain the same because the gravitational force between two objects depends on their masses and the distance between them. If the Sun were to collapse into a black hole without losing mass, the Earth's orbit and the gravitational force exerted on it would not change, hence the acceleration would remain the same.

Earth Is Presently Accelerating Toward the Sun (Centripetal Acceleration)