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 $3.3 × 10^{23}$ kg and a radius of 2439 km.
A)about 24 particles per second
B)about $3.3 × 10^{21}$ 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 $3.3 × 10^{23}$ kg and a radius of 2439 km.
A)about 24 particles per second
B)about $3.3 × 10^{21}$ 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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