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    An Accretion Disk Forms Around a Collapsing Protostar Because Infalling
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An Accretion Disk Forms Around a Collapsing Protostar Because Infalling

Question 51

Question 51

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An accretion disk forms around a collapsing protostar because infalling material must conserve


A) energy.
B) centrifugal force.
C) gravity.
D) velocity.
E) angular momentum.

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