why planets do not collide while revolving around the sun

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Every planet moves in a fixed (almost) circular orbit around the Sun separated from each other by some distance, moving in almost parallel paths.
This is the reason why they do not collide, although it can happen due to external gravitational disturbances.

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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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