When a hypothesis is tested and shown to be incorrect is the experiment a failure?

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Chemistry

Ali Rice

7 January, 23:59

When a hypothesis is tested and shown to be incorrect is the experiment a failure?

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Juan Cervantes · Answer 1

No. Testing hypothesis is part of scientific method, and proving or rejecting then are both valid results of the experiments.

If the hypothesis is shown to be incorrect the experiment is a succesful result. The role of science is to try discover facts and form theory. The rejection of hypothesis also produces knowledges and provide insight leading to the development of science.