space medium MCQ

Neutron stars are incredibly dense; a teaspoon of neutron star material would weigh approximately _______ on Earth.

  1. 1 ton
  2. 100 tons
  3. 1 billion tons
  4. 1 trillion tons

Answer: 1 billion tons

Neutron stars have densities of ~10^17 kg/m³. A cubic centimeter (teaspoon-sized) would weigh roughly a billion metric tons due to degenerate neutron matter.

Topic Astronomy - Stars
Exam Relevance SSC CGL, UPSC Prelims