The tails streaming from a comet's coma are caused by
A) the comet leaving the material behind it as it travels forward.
B) explosive forces from the hot nucleus ejecting the gas.
C) radiation pressure and the particle wind from the Sun pushing them out.
D) the comet's magnetic field channeling and ejecting the particles of the tail.
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