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What does the quoted principle explain?
On Monday, Jun 7, 2004, at 10:11 America/New_York, Robert Cohen wrote:
>> "A PRINCIPLE TO REMEMBER. In a chemical
>> change the atoms in substances are rearranged
>> to make one or more new substances. The result
>> is a change in composition."
>>
>> Would it be appropriate to replace the word
>> PRINCIPLE by the word LAW?
>
> Although there is no hard and fast rule concerning the use of the
> terms,
> to me it sounds like an explanation and, as such, has more in common
> with a theory than a law.
>
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