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He theory of atomic structure has changed significantly over time. What should happen if a trusted scientific experiment yields results that contradict part of this theory?

The contradicted part of the theory should immediately be revised to match the new results.
The entire theory should be considered invalid since new data must always support it.
The scientific group that performed the experiment should not be trusted.
The theory should be revised only after numerous experiments support the new results.

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The contradicted part of the theory should immediately be revised to match the new results.

People get things wrong all the time, because one thing is wrong does not mean all of it is wrong
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