Low-Density Planets. Only one planet in our solar system

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Low-Density Planets. Only one planet in our solar system has a density less than 1 g/cm3, but many extrasolar planets do. Explain why in a few sentences. (Hint: Consider the densities of the jovian planets in our solar system, given in Figure.)

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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, shown to scale with Earth for comparison.

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