Chemistry GCSE
Evidence and scientific explanation
What Evidence and scientific explanation means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Evidence and scientific explanation
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New experimental evidence can show that an existing model cannot explain observations, so the model is changed or replaced.
Topics that use Evidence and scientific explanation
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