World of Chemistry
World of Chemistry
7th Edition
ISBN: 9780618562763
Author: Steven S. Zumdahl
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin College Div
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Chapter 1.3, Problem 3RQ
Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The role of trial and error in problem-solving need to be explained.

Concept introduction:

For the knowledge and practice for any type of work, there should be two conditions, trial and error. For some complex problems, there is a technique that can solve it, which is called trial and error.

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Answer to Problem 3RQ

Trial and error are the steps which are good for the problems when there are multiple chances to get the correct information.

Explanation of Solution

For any experiment, there is trial and error method which is used to see if results are good or not. If any method is used in an experiment and it gives good result then it can be used in further experiments as a valid method, but if results are not good, the method can be discarded and other methods can be tried.

Conclusion

Trial and error is a problem-solving technique used to find the correct way to get correct result for an experiment.

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