If a new planet is discovered between Earth and Mars, then the time taken by that planet to revolve around the Sun would be:

Less than that of Earth

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More than that of Earth

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Less than that of Mars

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Solution

The correct options are
B More than that of Earth
C Less than that of Mars
The time taken by the new planet to complete one revolution around the Sun will be more than that of Earth but less than that of Mars.
It is because the new planet has to travel more distance than Earth but less distance than Mars.

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