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When a comet enters the inner solar system, what part of the comet always points most directly away from the Sun

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Answer:

ionic Coma tail

Step-by-step explanation:

The Coma of the comet points most directly away from the sun. Coma is the tail formed by the vapor of the ice mass of the comet when comet approaches close to the sun while revolving around it.

This vapor gets ionized on getting closer to the sun and form a halo like structure around the comet other than the vapor tail.

These tails always point away from the Sun as the comet travels around it under the influence of the solar winds.

The vapor and dust tail is least affected by the solar flare since they are larger than the ions of hydrogen.

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Answer:

Comet Tail

Step-by-step explanation:

A comet tail— and coma — are characteristics that are evident in comets when the Sun illuminates them and can become apparent from Earth when a comet travels through the inner part of the Solar System.

While a comet enters the inner part of solar system, sunlight causes the toxic materials inside the comet to vaporize and float out of the center, sweeping away particles with them.

Two, distinct tails are created from dust and gases, being visible by different occurrences; the dust simply reflects sunlight, and the gasses shine through ionization.

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