GK
SOLAR SYSTEM
Question
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What is the core of Jupiter composed of?
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Plasma
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Iron
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Helium
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Liquid Metallic Hydrogen
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -"But in the core of Jupiter, hydrogen transforms into something bizarre.” Jupiter is 90% hydrogen1, with 10% helium and a sprinkle of all the other elements. In the gas giant’s outer layers, hydrogen is a gas just like on Earth. As you go deeper, intense atmospheric pressure gradually turns the gas into a dense fluid.
Detailed explanation-2: -A metallic ball of iron and nickel, just like Earth’score, probably lies at the center of Jupiter’s rocky core, they said.
Detailed explanation-3: -Giant planets like Jupiter and Saturn have a solid planetary core beneath a thick envelope of hydrogen and helium gas.
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