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Why are eclipsing binaries the rarest of the three types discussed?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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All four jovian planets are made primarily of hydrogen and oxygen.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false



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Answer to Question 1

Only if we are lucky will we see their orbits edge-on, and the disks of the two stars actually cover each other. Visual and spectroscopic binaries are seen at a host of orbital inclinations.

Answer to Question 2

FALSE



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