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They were trying to convert lead into gold.
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What were the Chinese Alchemists and European Alchemists trying to do?
(sry for spelling) Chinese alchemists were looking for the secret to immortality for there emperor but they failed every time and the person who failed was sentence to death they be lived that to get to this goal they needed a philoshper stone European alchemists were diff rent thought they did not want immortality they wanted to be able to change rocks,silver,copper,etc in to gold so that they would have an endless supply
What was the alchemists view on atoms?
The alchemists were unaware that atoms even existed.
Who performed alchemy?
alchemists One of the most famous/infamous alchemists/witches/warlcocks was Paracelsus, whose later adopted a really long name that ended with von Hohenhieim, with Hohenheim being the name of Edward and Alphonse Elric's father in the anime Full Metal Alchemist.
Who are the western alchemists?
The Europeans from the Middle Ages.
Why are Arab alchemists considered the founders of modern chemistry?
Some islamic alchemists are: Jabir ibn Hayyan, Al-Tughrai, Khalid ibn Yazid, Abu Bakr al Razi, Ibn Umayl etc.
Why Alchemists were not successful to turn metal into gold?
Alchemists could not turn metal into gold because gold is an element.
Whats problems were the alchemists of ancient time trying to solve?
The alchemists were trying to make gold out of ordinary things.
Who are the Islamic scientists who tried to turn metal into gold?
alchemists
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
Why did alchemists think they could turn metal into gold?
I dont know people
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.
Can I make gold?
Not likely. Alchemists have been trying without success for thousands of years.
Who can you consider the founder of chemistry?
Perhaps the early Alchemists, although what they were trying to achieve was impossible for the time, they were entrepreneurs.
Did alchemists ever make an elixir of life?
i dont think so.....they were trying for a really long time though
What were the Chinese Alchemists and European Alchemists trying to do?
(sry for spelling) Chinese alchemists were looking for the secret to immortality for there emperor but they failed every time and the person who failed was sentence to death they be lived that to get to this goal they needed a philoshper stone European alchemists were diff rent thought they did not want immortality they wanted to be able to change rocks,silver,copper,etc in to gold so that they would have an endless supply
What was the obsession of early alchemists?
One was to find the "philosopher's stone" a device that could turn lead (a base metal) into gold.
Are alchemists real?
Alchemists study and practice Alchemy which is considered a protoscience. While Alchemists are real people with a real purpose, the field they practice has not been proven real, as yet, by scientific protocol. Using a loose definition, you could call chemists modern alchemists. But there were real alchemists who's main goal was to change one substance into another, usually this a cheap metal, like lead, into gold. Though the methods were primitive, the concepts are considered important work towards modern chemistry.
