The Scientific Method

Chemistry is an empirical science. Scientists often pose questions to understand the chemistry in everyday life and seek answers to these questions. To achieve this, scientists follow a definitive series of steps that together make up the Scientific Method. This approach involves making observations, asking questions, building a hypothesis, cond...

The scientific method is a systematic approach followed by all scientific disciplines. It follows six main steps - making an observation, asking a question, building a hypothesis, conducting experiments, the interpretation of data, and finally, the derivation of a conclusion.

The scientific method starts with an observation and a questio...