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3 years ago

Describe the difference between a scientific law and a scientific theory

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nevsk [136]3 years ago

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The following are the differences between scientific theory and scientific law:

Scientific Theory: A scientific theory is an elaboration of a perspective of the physical environment that can be frequently experimented and validated in accordance with the experimental arrangement, using affirmed obligations of observation, analysis, and evaluation of effects. In short, it may be said that scientific theory is based on researches, analyses, and rationalizing.

Scientific Law: the scientific laws are the records that explain or prophesy a variety of natural happenings. In other words, every scientific law is a description based on revolved laboratory measurements that illustrate some features of the World. The scientific laws are actually the summary that has been already proven.

Luda [366]3 years ago

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A scientific law is absolute, it cannot be proven wrong. A scientific theory is like a belief, it has been proven but can also be argued or disproven.

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bottom center: I2+I3-I1 = 0 A

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You can write the KVL equations:

Top left loop:

I2(4) +(I2 +I3)(2) +I1(1) = 10

Bottom left loop:

(I1-I2)(4) +(I1-I2-I3)(2) +I1(1) = 10

Right loop:

(I2+I3)(2) +(I2+I3-I1)(2) = 5

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$\left[\begin{array}{ccc}1&6&2\\7&-6&-2\\-2&4&4\end{array}\right]\cdot\left[\begin{array}{c}I_1\\I_2\\I_3\end{array}\right] =\left[\begin{array}{c}10\\10\\5\end{array}\right]$

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