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Solar wind contains __________.

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atomic energy
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atomic heat
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charged particles
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none of these
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Solution

The correct option is C charged particles
Charged particles,
The solar wind is a stream of charged particles released from the upper atmosphere of the Sun, called the corona. This plasma consists of mostly electrons, protons and alpha particles with kinetic energy between 0.5 and 10 keV. Embedded within the solar-wind plasma is the interplanetary magnetic field.

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