Chemistry: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (12th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0321908449
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-844-5

Chapter 1 - Section 1.2 - Scientific Method: Thinking Like a Scientist - Questions and Problems - Page 6: 1.8a

Answer

(H) - A hypothesis.

Work Step by Step

''Sally thinks she may be allergic to shrimp'' is a hypothesis formed after the observation made in 1.8b, ''Yesterday, one hour after Sally ate a shrimp salad, she broke out in hives.'' After Sally ate a shrimp salad, she observed that she broke out in hives. Then, after wondering why that happened, Sally formed a hypothesis that she was allergic to shrimp.
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