The sun has gravitational force through which it keeps all the planets in an orbit then why does the sun pull only mercury the closest why not other planets?

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Sun did not pull it closer, it was formed closer to the sun, just like any other planet. Therefore it is closer to the sun, the sun keeps the planets in orbit.

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