As we knwon that all the planets are revolving around the sun in an elliptical path. So when the planet reaches near the sun and revolve very fast while when the palnet goes far away from the sun it revolve very slowly. Why?

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It is due to the change in the angular momentum of the revolving planets

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Statement 1: Planets revolving around the sun never collide.

Statement 2: Planets revolve around the sun in a definite path known as orbit. An orbit does not cross any other orbit.

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