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Which deviation occurs via Mercury's orbit when general relativity effects dominate?

A)Perihelion precession
B)Eccentricity fluctuations
C)Orbital inclination shift
D)Semi-major axis expansion

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The perihelion of Mercury's orbit exhibits a precession because spacetime curvature near the Sun is significant leading to deviations from Newtonian gravity; therefore, perihelion precession dominates, rather than just variations in eccentricity under Newtonian perturbations.

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