I'm trying to develop a lab hypothesis and experiment model for our
final chemistry lab "What is fire?". One of the instructors challenged
us to make a link between thermite and some or all of the following:
charcoal, zinc, strontium, chloride, lithium chloride, and potassium.
Can anyone develop a hypothesis and experiment model for the above
conditions? I need this by 4:15pm on Thursday, Dec 1st. Thanks.

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This was a "challenge" that was given to my chemistry partner and I.
The challenge  is connecting thermite and some or all of the
following:
charcoal, zinc, strontium, chloride, lithium chloride, and potassium
into our experiment. If I can't figure out the connection than we will
perform the experiment like everyone else in the class. Any ideas
would be helpful. Thanks.