Suppose that the force of gravity between the sun and Earth suddenly stopped operating. What would happen?

A) Earth would stop in its orbit around the sun, and remain motionless at its present position.
B) Earth would continue orbiting the sun, but objects on Earth would have no weight and would float into space.
C) Earth would fall directly inward, into the sun.
D) Earth would fly directly outward from the sun.
E) Earth would move straight ahead, in a straight line, rather than orbiting the sun.


E

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GIVEN

FIND
The rate of heat transfer for the 9 m length considering mercury as
(a) an ordinary liquid, and
(b) a liquid metal
ASSUMPTIONS
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Fully developed flow
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