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They attempted to convert lead into gold. They failed.
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Who were the people that tried to make lead into gold?
Alchemists, are the ones who tried to turn lead into gold.
What happens when lead reacts with iron?
Elemental lead and elemental iron won't react with each other. Lead NITRATE will react with iron; if you mix elemental iron with lead nitrate, you will get ferric nitrate and elemental lead. If you were to suspend a piece of iron and a piece of lead in an electrolyte like seawater, you could make a bad battery - the two metals are only 0.3 volts apart on the galvanic scale.
How did the alchemists attempt to create gold?
Using magic and chemistry, they attempted to convert lead into gold.
What is denser lead or iron?
Lead is denser than iron.
Why did the alchemists try to change other metals into gold?
To make money
What element did ancint alchemists think they could make into gold?
Lead.
Why do alchemists associate the element lead with the planet Saturn?
Alchemists believed lead to be the oldest metal. It was associated with the planet Saturn. Lead was once refered to as "salt of Saturn" by alchemists and early chemists
Is alchemists hereditary?
I don't think "alchemists" is the word you meant to use, because your question does not make sense. Alchemists are people who try to magically turn lead into gold, or otherwise magically turn one substance into another.
Which philosophers wanted to change lead into gold?
Alchemists.
Who tried to change lead into gold in the middle ages?
Alchemists
Who were the people that tried to make lead into gold?
Alchemists, are the ones who tried to turn lead into gold.
What secrets did alchemists like paracelsus hope to discover?
Which of the following secrets did alchemists like Paracelsus hope to discover: how to change lead into gold
What metal were the alchemists trying to produce?
They were trying to convert lead into gold.
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.
Whats problems were the alchemists of ancient time trying to solve?
The alchemists were trying to make gold out of ordinary things.
