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The mean radius of the earth's orbit round the sun is `1.5xx10^(11)` . The mean radius of the orbit of mercury round the sun is `6xx10^(10)m`. The mercury will rotate around the sun in

A

A year

B

Nearly 4 years

C

Nearly `1/4` year

D

2.5 years

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