Given a mass of 95.2 M⊕ and radius of 9.45 R⊕ for Saturn, estimate the minimum...

Given a mass of 95.2 M⊕ and radius of 9.45 R⊕ for Saturn, estimate the minimum mean molecular mass of atoms that Saturn is able to retain in its atmosphere.

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The molecular mass is in grams per mole.

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genius_generous answered 1 year ago

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