According to Our Present Theory of Solar System Formation,why Were

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Multiple Choice

According to our present theory of solar system formation,why were solid planetesimals able to grow larger in the outer solar system than in the inner solar system?

• A)because the Sun's gravity was stronger in the outer solar system,allowing more solid material to collect
• B)because only metal and rock could condense in the inner solar system,while ice also condensed in the outer solar system
• C)because gas in the outer solar system contained a larger proportion of rock,metal,and hydrogen compounds than the gas in the inner solar system
• D)because only the outer planets captured hydrogen and helium gas from the solar nebula

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