Your Views On Models In Chemistry

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An important function of any model is to describe an object, or a process in nature.
A scientist always has more knowledge of an object, process or structure than is represented by the model itself.
A model always provides a complete description of the object, structure or process in nature that it models. A model always provides a complete description of the object, structure or process in nature that it models.
There are models in chemistry that are not representations of any real, existing objects, structures or processes in nature.
All models are mental images, i.e. exist only in the human mind.
All models are analogies. This means the model is something the scientist has more knowledge of than the object it models shows.
All chemists have more or less the same mental picture of a specific model in chemistry, for example Valence-Shell Electron-Pair Repulsion Theory (VSEPR).
Models exist in nature.
All models in chemistry can be visualized.
Models are creations of the human mind.
Models are aids that are used to obtain knowledge of nature.
Any representation of an object, of a structure, or of a process is called a model.
Models are of a temporary nature. With the increase of knowledge a model becomes obsolete or useless and is either adapted or replaced by another model.
All chemistry models are representations of real existing entities.
Models play an important role in the explanation of phenomena.
The terms model and theory are synonymous.
Models can be used to predict phenomena, structures or processes that have not previously been observed.
The only function of models in science is in teaching.
A model is formulated using facts obtained by experiment and/or observation.

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