Question

A scientist conducted an experiment to determine how acids affect a newly discovered metal. The scientist was careful to record the steps of her experiment, as well as her observations and results. What should the scientist do next?

A. Come up with a new hypothesis that she can test on the newly discovered metal.

B. Report her results to the scientific community.

C. Hide her results from other scientists so that they won’t steal her idea.

D. Ask the local newspaper to publish her results.

Answer 1

The correct answer will be option-B.

Step-by-step explanation:

The approach to understanding and explain any natural phenomenon is based on the scientific method. The method involves various steps which include steps in sequence like proposing a hypothesis, testing the hypothesis, analyzing the results and communicating the results.

In the given question, since the scientists have collected and analysed the results therefore, it will be followed by communicating and sharing the results to scientific community through publishing the results in scientific journals.

These scientific journals are peer-reviewed by the fellow scientists and thus are considered valid.

Thus, Option-B is the correct answer.

Answer 2

She should B. report her results to the scientific community.

Publishing her results in the local newspaper (D) won’t inform the scientific community.

She doesn’t have a hypothesis (A) that she needs to change.

If she is going to hide her results (C), why did she do the experiments in the first place?