When this chemical reaction occurs, the product is
A) a salt called lithium fluoride.
B) a new element is formed
C) the replacement of one element by another.
D) the decomposition of two elements, lithium and fluorine.

Astudent is trying to create a table that compares hypotheses, theories, and laws. hypothesis theory law do scientific researchers formulate it? yes yes yes does it explain why things happen? yes yes no yes yes yes is it used to make predictions? no yes yes which of the following questions would most likely fill the blank in the table? is it an intelligent guess? is it newly formulated? is it based on observations? has it been proved?