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Physics · May / June 2026 · Paper 22 · Question 9

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Figure 9.1 shows the Sun and the orbits of three planets in the Solar System. X Y Sun Earth NOT TO SCALE Mercury Venus Figure 9.1 Halley’s comet orbits around the Sun. The orbit of Halley’s comet passes through points X and Y and is closest to the Sun between the orbits of Mercury and Venus.

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  • 9(a)[1]

  • 9(b)[2]

  • 9(c)(i)[1]

  • 9(c)(ii)[2]

  • 9(c)(iii)[3]

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