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  • 12-05-2021
  • Chemistry
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Why doesnt the gas on a gas giant escape into space, as it has on mercury?

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sunlesspie
sunlesspie sunlesspie
  • 12-05-2021

Answer:

When surface gravity is ore than the escape velocity gases can not escape from the planet.

Explanation:

Mercury is near Sun and the solar wind is also blowing out the atmosphere.

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