Of the eight known planets in our solar system, the innermost is Mercury. When compared to the other planets in the system, Mercury has the:

a. greatest centripetal acceleration.
b. greatest period of revolution.
c. smallest angular velocity.
d. smallest tangential velocity.


a

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