A PLANET MOVES AROUND THE SUN, UNDER THE EFFECT OF GRAVITATIONAL FORCE EXERTED BY THE SUN. WHY IS THE TORQUE ON THE PLANET DUE TO GRAVITATIONAL FORCE ZERO?

Question

A PLANET MOVES AROUND THE SUN, UNDER THE EFFECT OF GRAVITATIONAL
FORCE EXERTED BY THE SUN WHY IS THE TORQUE ON THE PLANET DUE TO
GRAVITATIONAL FORCE ZERO?

Dipak Soni · Accepted Answer

Torqueis the tendency of aforceto rotate an object about an axis,or pivot

since the angle b/w the planets and the sun is equal to zero hence torque is zero