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 × 10²³ kg and a radius of 2439 km. A) about 24 particles per second B) about 3.3 × 10²¹ 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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The Answer of 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 × 10²³ kg and a radius of 2439 km. A) about 24 particles per second B) about 3.3 × 10²¹ 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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