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Date November 2018 Marks available [Maximum mark: 1] Reference code 18N.3.HL.TZ0.7a.i
Level HL Paper 3 Time zone TZ0
Command term State Question number a.i Adapted from N/A
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18N.3.HL.TZ0.7a.i

A probe launched from a spacecraft moves towards the event horizon of a black hole.

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State what is meant by the event horizon of a black hole.

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the distance from the black hole at which the escape speed is the speed of light ✔