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How do you create a philosophers stone?
alchemists only believed that their was a philosophers' stone
What is alchemy and what were the elements and goals of alchemists?
Alchemists were the first chemists. Using chemicals and magic, they attempted to turn lead into gold, and to create the philosopher's stone.
What was the goal of the European alchemists?
To turn lead into gold, and to create the philosopher's stone.
What was a major goal of some alchemists?
To turn lead into gold, and to create the philosopher's stone.
Why did alchemists fail to create gold?
Gold is an element. It is impossible to change one element into another by chemical means. It is possible to do so via nuclear reactions, but alchemists did not know about such things.
What important chemical comnination did the Chinese alchemists discover?
gunpowder, or the interaction of sulfur,saltpeter, and charcoal
What probems did alchemists try to slove?
They tried to convert lead into gold, and to create the philosopher's stone.
How did the alchemists attempt to create gold?
Using magic and chemistry, they attempted to convert lead into gold.
Why are chemical equations important in chemistry?
The alchemists were the first chemists. They mixed chemicals, but also believed that magic would help them in their experiments and formulas. It didn't. But their chemical experiments eventually led to the science of chemistry.
Did the philosopher's stone exist?
No, the philosopher's stone is a legendary substance from alchemy that was believed to have magical properties, like the ability to turn base metals into gold and grant immortality. It has never been proven to exist in reality.
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.
Is there an alchemists symbol for cerium?
Cerium was not known by alchemists.
