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What are the 3 elements discovered by the alchemists of the middle ages?
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Alchemists discovered Arsenic, Antimony, and Bismuth.
The Golden Dream Alchemists, in the Middle Ages, believed they could turn ordinary metals into gold. The metallic elements silver (Ag), gold (Au) and copper (Cu) are lustrous, malleable, ductile, conductive and valuable. Each metal is used to make sculptures, jewelry and other structures. If ordinary metals are combined with other elements, you can create an alloy. Artists often work with alloys because of their durability and color. Alloys are used to make coins, costume jewelry, sculptures and other items. However, is there a way to turn alloys into one of these precious elements? To answer this question one would have to create an experiment. This experiment should be performed in a chemistry lab. Its objective is to show how alloys are made.
Alchemy in the Middle Ages was a right mixture of science, philosophy and mysticism. Nowhere near operating within the modern definition of a scientific discipline. Medieval alchemists approached their craft with a holistic attitude. They believed that purity of body, spirit and mind was necessary to pursue their ideas successfully.
At the very heart of medieval alchemy was the idea that all matter was composed of four elements, earth, fire, water and air. With the right combination of elements, it was theorized, any substance on earth might be formed. This included precious metals as well as elixirs to cure disease and prolong life. Alchemists believed that the 'transmutation' of one substance into another was possible, thus we have the cliche of medieval alchemists seeking to 'turn lead into gold'.
Medieval Alchemists discovered Hydrochloric and Nitric acid, Potash and Sodium Carbonate. They were able to identify the elements Arsenic, Antimony, and Bismuth.
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Who are the western alchemists?
The Europeans from the Middle Ages.
Who was Leif Erikson during the middle ages?
the viking who discovered America
Why were alchemists during the Middle Ages searching for Philosopher's stone?
The Philosopher's stone was a magical substance that could turn lead into gold, or was an elixir of life that could make someone immortal.
What 2 elements did storytellers of he middle ages often blend together?
Christianity and Celtic myths.
Early Middle Ages pilgrimage churches were characteristic of the style and relied on the basic elements of the plan?
Romanesque, basilica
How did alkaline earth metals get their names?
It came from the alchemists in the Middle Ages because these elements were unchanged by fire.
Who are the western alchemists?
The Europeans from the Middle Ages.
What did you call the men of the middle ages of chemistry?
Chemists of the Middle Ages were called alchemists.
When did the alchemists perform their experiments?
During the Middle Ages.
Who tried to change lead into gold in the middle ages?
Alchemists
What did the alchemists do that was an improvement over the Greek method of finding out about matter?
Alchemists were researchers who worked in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle ages.
What element had not been discovered in the middle ages?
The people of the middle ages mostly believed in four elements: fire, earth, air, and water. Arsenic, antimony, and bismuth were discovered in the middle ages, but medieval people did not know they were elements any more than they knew that gold, copper, iron, and silver were elements. The idea of actual chemical elements was something that came later.
What part of history were alchemists and what were they trying to achieve?
The Middle Ages. They were trying to convert lead into gold, and to create the philosopher's stone.
How did the founding of America affect the middle ages?
It didn't. The Middle Ages was ending by the time that the Americas were discovered.
Who was Leif Erikson during the middle ages?
the viking who discovered America
Can you get gold out of a copper nugget?
No. (In the Middle Ages, alchemists believed that they could transform one metal into another. Sadly, for them, they never were able to succeed at doing so.)
What type of jewelry was worn in the medieval times of America?
Hate to tell you this, but for America, the Middle Ages did not exist, but the time it was discovered and colonized the Middle Ages were long past.
