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directs you to the Chemistry in Focus feature in the chapter Why is the ability to solve problems important in the study of chemistry? Why is it that the method used to attack a problem is as important as the answer to the problem itself?

directs you to the Chemistry in Focus feature in the chapter Although reviewing your lecture notes and reading your textbook are important, why does the study of chemistry depend so much on problem solving? Can you learn to solve problems yourself just by looking at the solved examples in your textb...

Discuss several political, social, or personal considerations that might affect a scientist's evaluation of a theory. Give examples of how such external forces have influenced scientists in the past. Discuss methods by which such bias might be excluded from future scientific investigations.

Although, in general, science has advanced our standard of living tremendously, there is sometimes a "dark side" to science. Give an example of the misuse of science, and explain how this has had an adverse effect on our lives.

True or false? If a theory is disproven, then all of the observations that support that theory are also disproven. Explain.