A null hypothesis
A) States that the experimental treatment will have an effect.
B) Is rarely used in experiments.
C) Predicts that the experimental treatment will have no effect.
D) None of the above.

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A null hypothesis predicts that the experimental treatment will have no effect. It is a fundamental component of scientific experiments and is used to test whether the results obtained are due to chance or an actual effect of the treatment being tested. Option A is incorrect because it contradicts the definition of a null hypothesis. Option B is incorrect because null hypotheses are commonly used in experiments. Option D is incorrect because it does not provide a valid alternative to the correct answer.

A Null Hypothesis