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    How Massive Must a Neutron Star Be to Keep Its Surface Intact While Rotating?

    certain neutron stars rotate at about 1.0 revolutions per second. If such a star has a raduis of 20km, what minimum mass must it have so that material on its surface doesn't fly off during the rapid rotation? ive tried working out the centripetal acceleration, being 7.89 X10^8 then subbed...
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