Asked by knmk

A scientist develops a new experiment to test atomic theory. His results do not agree with the theory.

What will most likely happen next?
Scientists worldwide will reject atomic theory because of the new results.
The scientist will change his results to agree with the accepted theory.
Other scientists will reject the results because they do not agree with the theory.
The scientist will repeat the experiment to make sure that his results are reliable.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The scientist will repeat the experiment to make sure that his results are reliable.

Explanation: Unexpected results are checked by repeating the experiment and ruling out errors. If repeats and independent replication confirm the result, then scientists reconsider or modify the theory.