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Light elements like hydrogen and helium form a large percentage of the outer planets and Sun is made up primarily of hydrogen.  Why are these elements nearly absent from the inner planets?
A) The Sun captured all of the hydrogen during its formation.
B) It is a mystery that has never been solved by science.
C) These light elements are blown away from the inner planets by the solar wind.
D) Hydrogen and helium have all been bound up by chemical reactions on the inner planets and are held in rock.
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