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What is the main criteria for a hypothesis to reach the status of a theory?
What is the main criteria for a hypothesis to reach the status of a theory?
- It must be based on common knowledge
- It must be proposed by a famous scientist
- It must be capable of explaining a large body of experimental data (correct)
- It must be accepted without any modification
What is the defining characteristic of scientific theories?
What is the defining characteristic of scientific theories?
- They are proposed by renowned scientists
- They are based on common beliefs
- They are comprehensive, testable explanations (correct)
- They are unchangeable and absolute
What is the path of discovery leading from question and observation to theory called?
What is the path of discovery leading from question and observation to theory called?
- Experimental verification technique
- The scientific method (correct)
- Hypothesis evaluation process
- Law formulation approach
What do chemists study and describe in the macroscopic domain?
What do chemists study and describe in the macroscopic domain?
What do the three different domains provide to chemists?
What do the three different domains provide to chemists?
What is the key requirement for scientific progress according to the text?
What is the key requirement for scientific progress according to the text?
Which domain of chemistry includes the observation and measurement of physical and chemical properties such as density, solubility, and flammability?
Which domain of chemistry includes the observation and measurement of physical and chemical properties such as density, solubility, and flammability?
What does the term 'micro' mean in relation to the microscopic domain of chemistry?
What does the term 'micro' mean in relation to the microscopic domain of chemistry?
What can be observed through standard optical microscopes within the microscopic domain of chemistry?
What can be observed through standard optical microscopes within the microscopic domain of chemistry?
Which domain of chemistry includes the specialized language used to represent components of the macroscopic and microscopic domains?
Which domain of chemistry includes the specialized language used to represent components of the macroscopic and microscopic domains?
What is a challenge for students learning chemistry according to the text?
What is a challenge for students learning chemistry according to the text?
What makes the use of a domain that must be imagined to explain behavior in a domain that can be observed fascinating in chemistry?
What makes the use of a domain that must be imagined to explain behavior in a domain that can be observed fascinating in chemistry?
What falls into the microscopic domain of water, according to the text?
What falls into the microscopic domain of water, according to the text?
What does the formula H2O represent according to the text?
What does the formula H2O represent according to the text?
