Mercury is the hottest planet in our solar system.

True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is B
False

Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun, but is still not the hottest planet.

Venus is the hottest planet in our solar system.

The reason behind this is the thick atmosphere of Venus which traps sunlight abundantly.

The atmosphere of Venus is thicker because of the clouds of carbon dioxide and sulphuric acid

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Mercury is the hottest planet in our solar system.

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