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Kepler's second law of planetary motion corresponds to
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Options:
  • A conservation of energy
  • B conservation of angular momentum
  • C conservation of linear momentum
  • D conservation of mass
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The correct answer is: conservation of angular momentum
From Kepler's second law of planetary motion,
$$
\frac{d L}{d t}=\frac{L}{2 m}
$$
Thus, angular monentum remains conserved.

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