The graph below plots the escape velocity of several solar system objects along the vertical axis and the surface temperature along the horizontal. The lines plotted in the figure are the fastest speeds of gas particles as a function of temperature for various gases. Which of the gases plotted in this diagram could be retained by Miranda?
a.
only CO2
b.
only NH3
c.
CO2, NH3, and O2
d.
all of them
e.
none of them
E
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