Suppose That Mercury Grew to Its Present Size in 1 $3.3 × 10^{23}$

question 13

Multiple Choice

Suppose that Mercury grew to its present size in 1 million years through the accretion of particles averaging 100 g each. On average how many particles did Mercury capture each second Note: Mercury has a mass of $3.3 × 10^{23}$ kg and a radius of 2439 km.

• A)about 24 particles per second
• B)about \(3.3 × 10^{21}\) particles per second
• C)about 67 particles per second
• D)about 100 million particles per second
• E)about 100 billion particles per second

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