A) Laplace's hypothesis of origin of the earth is just a modified form of Kant's Gaseous hypothesis.
B) Laplace assumed that the primordial matter of the space was initially hot and rotating gaseous nebula.
C) Planets were formed from a ring separated from the nebula due to centrifugal force.
D) The angular momentum of the sun and the planets is in proportion to their masses.
Correct Answer: A
Solution :
[a] The first three statements are correct but statement 'd' is wrong because Sun contains more than 99 percent of the mass of the entire solar system but accounts for only 2 percent of the angular momentum.
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