Multiple Choice
What is the Jeans instability?
A) When a growing protoplanet becomes too large, it is more likely to be split apart by subsequent bombardment than to grow further.
B) If a solar nebula is too massive it will continue to collapse to become a black hole and will not form planets.
C) If the disk of matter surrounding a solar nebula becomes too hot, it will dissipate, and planets will not form.
D) If a cloud of gas and dust is sufficiently dense, it will collapse due to its own gravity.
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