Combined Science GCSE
Evidence supporting a theoretical model
What Evidence supporting a theoretical model means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Bohr's theoretical calculations agreed with experimental observations, so his adapted model was accepted and replaced earlier ideas.
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