Which of the following statements best explains why liquid water is NOT found on Jupiter?

The gas on the planet causes the liquid to evaporate

The temperatures are too hot so the liquid water vaporizes

The planet lacks a solid surface and the temperatures are much too cold

The high concentration of metal on the surface prevents the existance of liquid water

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Leah Wilkinson

Physics

5 September, 18:40

Which of the following statements best explains why liquid water is NOT found on Jupiter?

The gas on the planet causes the liquid to evaporate

The temperatures are too hot so the liquid water vaporizes

The planet lacks a solid surface and the temperatures are much too cold

The high concentration of metal on the surface prevents the existance of liquid water

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Nikolas Terrell · Answer 1

The planet lacks a solid surface and the temperature is too low

Explanation:

Jupiter does not have solid surface as it is made up of swirling gases, mainly hydrogen (90%) and helium (~10%). The swirl comes from massive wind with speed of 335 miles/hour. The temperature in cloud of Jupiter is 145°C which is too low for water to remain in liquid state as the temperature range for liquid water is 0°C to 100°C.