What is the main purpose of conducting experiments? question 8 options: proving a theory correct proving a hypothesis correct making initial observations disproving a hypothesis?

All of the choices can be an answer. But if we are strictly speaking, the answer would be: proving a hypothesis correct. To expound on this, hypothesis differ from theory in such a way that a theory is more in-depth. It does not only refer to one experiment, but from previous experiments done. Thus, before proving a theory correct, you must prove the hypothesis correct first. You don't really disprove a hypothesis. You always report the hypothesis as something to be true.