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Sometimes a new experimental result may seem to go against a well-established scientific theory. Which statement BEST describes a scientific response to such a situation?

A) The old theory has to be discarded in favor of a new theory.
B) The result should be altered so that it matches the established theory.
C) New results should be verified by more experiments before it is accepted.
D) An established theory is based on evidence, so the new results must be incorrect.

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C.) New results should be verified by more experiments before it is accepted

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