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Kepler's Law

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The motion of planets in the solar system is an exampIe of the conservation of

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mass

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linear momentum

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angular momentum

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energy

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Solution

The correct option is A angular momentum
For any circular motion the angular momentum is conserved as no torque is acting on it because centripetal force acts through the point of axis.

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