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Siméon-Denis Poisson was a French scientist who preferred the particle model of light. He observed that the explanation of the wave model offered by another scientist, Augustin-Jean Fresnel, suggested that a parallel beam of light falling on a sphere would produce a shadow with a bright spot in the middle as waves constructively interfered there. An experiment was then performed by François Arago, and results were consistent with Poisson’s observations.

Which characteristic of science does the situation demonstrate?

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It is performed with sophisticated experimental design.
It is performed with sophisticated experimental design.

It follows the scientific method.
It follows the scientific method.

It is falsifiable and reproducible.
It is falsifiable and reproducible.

It is based on collaboration of scientists.

User Icon for Bot GPT 4-o mini Bot GPT 4-o mini answered
2 months ago

The situation demonstrates that "It is falsifiable and reproducible." This is evident from Poisson's observations and the subsequent experiment by François Arago, which tested the predictions of the wave model and produced consistent results, thus allowing for verification or potential falsification of the initial hypothesis based on the wave model of light.