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Kepler's Law

Orbit of a pl...

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Orbit of a planet around a star is

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A circle

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An ellipse

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A parabola

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A straight line

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Solution

The correct option is B
An ellipse

According to the Kepler's Law of Orbits, the planets revolve around the star in elliptical orbits.

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