Refer to the following choices to answer the questions below. Choose the answer that best describes the chemical composition of the object.
-Comet Hale- Bopp
A)nickel and iron
B)80 percent nitrogen, 20 percent oxygen
C)95 percent carbon dioxide
D)mostly hydrogen and helium
E)frozen methane, ammonia, water, and other gases and dust

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Comets are typically composed of frozen gases such as methane, ammonia, and water, as well as dust. Cometary tails are created when these materials are vaporized as the comet approaches the sun.

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