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What is the source of centripetal force that a planet requires to revolve around the Sun? On what factors does that force depend?

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asked Oct 14, 2017 in Physics by jisu zahaan (28,760 points) ● 26 ● 371 ● 800

What is the source of centripetal force that a planet requires to revolve around the Sun? On what factors does that force depend?

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answered Oct 14, 2017 by sforrest072 (157,439 points) ● 60 ● 409 ● 930

Gravitational force. This force depends on the product of the masses of the planet and sun and the distance between them. 

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