Introductory Chemistry: Concepts and Critical Thinking (8th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134421377
Author: Charles H Corwin
Publisher: PEARSON
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Whether a biological evolution is a scientific theory or a natural law is to be explained.
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A scientific theory is a well explanation of some important views of the nature that have been confirmed through repeated experiments. Natural law describes about the relation between natural phenomena. A natural law states the measurable relationships of quantity.
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