SSC
CHEMISTRY
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Question
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Although chemistry is an ancient science, its modern foundation was laid when intellectual and technological advances enabled scientists to break down substances into even smaller components and consequently to explain many of its characteristics.
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TRUE
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FALSE
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The philosophical underpinnings of the Scientific Revolution were laid out by Francis Bacon, who has been called the father of empiricism. His works established and popularised inductive methodologies for scientific inquiry, often called the Baconian method, or simply the scientific method.
Detailed explanation-2: -Similarly, ancient science retained its connections with the humanities while modern science emphasized the differences between scientific pursuit and other disciplines, both to power-gaining ends.
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