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What is Chemistry?
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Chemistry is the science of matter, of its properties and structures, and of its transformations.
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In Science can we prove things are true beyond all doubt?
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No, in science we can only disprove things certainty
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What are the two primary functions of science?
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To explain and predict.
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To accomplish these two primary functions, modern science relies on what method of inquiry?
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The scientific method
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Describe the linear model of the scientific Method?
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Observation -- Hypothesis -- Test -- Law -- Theory
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What doesn't the Scientific method approach account for?
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It does not account for the "art of science", for the curiosity, creativity, and the intuition of the scientist.
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Science can be described as the dynamic synthesis of what?
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skill, logic, imagination, drudgery, preparation, and occasionally luck,
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