EP CHEMISTRY-ETEXT ACCESS
EP CHEMISTRY-ETEXT ACCESS
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ISBN: 9780133204872
Author: WILBRAHAM
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Chapter 1, Problem 11STP
Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation : The given two statements are to be decided whether true or false.

Concept Introduction : A hypothesis is a theory put up to explain an observable.

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Answer to Problem 11STP

The statement I is correct.

Statement II is also correct and it is the correct explanation of statement I.

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A hypothesis is a theory put up to explain an observable. Only if it explains what is really witnessed is it valuable. The hypothesis must be modified when experimental data does not support it.

The hypothesis is usually rejected only after performing an experiment that fails.

The experiment is a step that is used to test the proposed hypothesis.

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