in how many days will mercury will revolves around the sun if the distance between then is qu adr apled
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According to Kepler's law, T22T12=r23r13, where T is the time period of revolution and r is the radius of the orbit.
T22T12=r23r13r2=0.5r1⇒T22=8T12⇒T2=8T1=8365≈129
Thus new time period is 129 days = number of days in a year. (since time period of revolution is 1 year).
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Mercury is the smallest planet in the Solar System and the closest to the Sun. Its orbit around the Sun takes 87.97 Earth days, the shortest of all the Sun's plan
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Mercury is the smallest planet in the Solar System and the closest to the Sun. Its orbit around the Sun takes 87.97 Earth days, the shortest of all the Sun's plan
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