Given the mass of the moon is $1/81$ of the mass of the earth and its radius is $1/4$ of the earth's radius. If the escape velocity on the earth's surface is $11.2 \, km/s$,the value of the escape velocity on the surface of the moon is ......... $km/s$.

  • A
    $0.14$
  • B
    $0.5$
  • C
    $2.5$
  • D
    $5$

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