Which of these forces is primarily responsible for how the planets orbit the sun in our solar system

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The primary force responsible for how the planets orbit the Sun in our solar system is gravity. The Sun's massive gravitational pull keeps the planets in their elliptical orbits, as described by Kepler's laws of planetary motion. The interaction between the Sun's gravity and the inertia of the planets moving in their orbits results in the stable orbits we observe.

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