Linda
 
I would say that it is an infinitive phrase acting as an adverb of reason, answering why the experiment was conducted. 
 
Alison Cochrane
Queensborough Community College
New York, NY
 
"I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be. "
~ Kahlil Douglas Adams



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