Chemistry GCSE
Evidence-based model change
What Evidence-based model change means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Evidence-based model change
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Science is a sequence of models revised when new evidence appears, such as cathode rays showing smaller, negatively charged particles inside atoms.
Topics that use Evidence-based model change
Related terms
- Acceptance of scientific models
- Alpha particle scattering
- Atomic number
- Development of the atomic model
- Discovery of the neutron
- Evidence and scientific explanation
- Experimental testing of models
- Key experiments in atomic history
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