Which statement is not true about Kepler's laws?

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Which statement is not true about Kepler's laws? — Exam MCQ

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D. The orbital period depends on the planet's mass — In the usual approximation of a planet much less massive than the Sun, T² ∝ a³ and does not depend on the planet's mass.

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A. A planet's orbit is elliptical with the Sun at one focus

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B. The Sun-planet line sweeps equal areas in equal time intervals

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C. The square of the orbital period is proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis

Which statement is not true about Kepler's laws?

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