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Grade 12General Physics

There is no atmosphere on the moon because (a) it is closer ot the earth (b) it revolves round the earth (c) it gets light from the sun (d) the escape velocity of gas molecules is less than their root mean square velocity here

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12 Years agoGrade 12
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6 Years ago
On moon, due to the lowerg, the escape velocity of gas molecule is less than their root mean square velocity. Thus moon has no atmosphere.