Modified Mastering Chemistry with Pearson eText -- Standalone Access Card -- for Introductory Chemistry: Concepts and Critical Thinking (8th Edition)
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Chapter 1, Problem 10E
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The difference between a theory and a hypothesis is to be stated.
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The hypothesis is a proposal made during the scientific method to explain the experimental observations. A scientific theory is accepted only after the rigorous testing of the hypothesis, that it is a valid interpretation of the evidence.
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