If the Sun were to be instantly replaced by a 1M _$\odot$ black hole, the gravitational pull of the black hole on Earth would be: A) much greater than it is now B) the same as it is now C) much smaller than it is now D) larger or smaller, depending on the location of the Moon E) irrelevant because Earth would be quickly fall into the Sun and be destroyed

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The gravitational pull depends on mass and distance. If the Sun were replaced by a black hole of the same mass, the gravitational pull on Earth would remain the same.

If the Sun Were to Be Instantly Replaced by a 1M