What is the difference between a law and a theory?

Question

This question was brought up in my college chemistry homework.

thanks!

Answer 1

law-proven by scientific means
theory-stated but not yet totally accepted
sounds different?
i'll tell you that both are breakable
almost no difference.

Answer 2

Theory:
# noun: a belief that can guide behavior (Example: "The architect has a theory that more is less")
# noun: a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena (Example: "True in fact and theory")
# noun: a tentative theory about the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena (Example: "A scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory")


Law:
# noun: the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system (Example: "He studied law at Yale")
# noun: a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society
# noun: a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature

Answer 3

A theory (e.g. the theory of relativity or the theory of evolution) is a concise concept/idea that has substantial scientific evidence to support it but not enough evidence to prove it absolutely true.

A law is a concept that has been proven absolutely true with no known exceptions (e.g. the law of gravity).

Answer 4

Whatever is not as 'part, whole, equivalence, uniqueness, limit, link, sensation, influence, derivative, origin, condition, rule, intent, and fulfillment' is not the difference between a law and a theory.

Answer 5

regulation ==> a assertion of reality, deduced from remark, to the end result that a particular organic or clinical phenomenon constantly happens if particular situations are recent concept ==> a collection of recommendations hypothesis ==> A supposition or proposed clarification made on the inspiration of limited evidence as a commencing component for further examine the order is hypothesis --> concept --> regulation

Answer 6

Law genarally means that it must be followed
theory is that whats been proved by us and made think that this is th e way it suppose to be.

Answer 7

Theory has aproof.
but the law has no proof,

Answer 8

Theory means it must has aproof.
but the law is not having any proof,
just we have to follow the law blindly.