The orbital period of Mercury is 88 days.What is its orbital period in units of seconds?
A) 76,000 seconds
B) 7.6 million seconds
C) 7.6 billion seconds
D) 760 billion seconds
E) 76 million seconds

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To convert the orbital period from days to seconds, multiply 88 days by the number of seconds in a day (24 hours/day * 60 minutes/hour * 60 seconds/minute), which equals 7,603,200 seconds, approximately 7.6 million seconds.

The Orbital Period of Mercury Is 88 Days