Answer:
A. a rigorously tested explanation
Explanation:
- B. and D. are out - theories are not opinionated, they are factual
- C. is out - not all theories are mathematical
- A. is the best choice
the branch of optics that studies interference, diffraction, polarization, and other phenomena for which the ray approximation of geometric optics is not valid.
Solid is a state
of matter having no space in a volume, made entirely of compact material.
Solute is a
dissolved substance is a dissolved substance in a solution.
Solution is the
one that dissolves the solute.
Solvent is the
one that dissolves either a solution or solute.
Based on the
definitions, the answer is letter B. solute.
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