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Kepler's Law

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Question

Every planet revolves around the sun in a/an ______ orbit.

A

elliptical

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B

circular

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C

parabolic

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D

none of these

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Solution

The correct option is D elliptical
The first law of Kepler states that the orbitof a planet is an ellipsewith the Sun at one of the two foci.

Hence correct answer is option $A$

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