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Hubble's law states that the velocity with which milky way is moving away from the earth is proportional to

A

Square of the distance of the milky way from the earth

B

Distance of milky way from the earth

C

Mass of the milky way

D

Product of the mass of the milky way and its distance from the earth

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B
A law of cosmology stating that the rate at which astronomical objects in the universe move apart from each other is proportional to their distances from each other.
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