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The Torque Exerted on a Perfectly Spherical Satellite by the Gravitational

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The torque exerted on a perfectly spherical satellite by the gravitational pull of the sun is


A) zero.
B) directed along Earth's axis to the north pole.
C) directed along Earth's axis to the south pole.
D) in the direction of Earth's orbit.
E) directed toward the sun.

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