Why was alchemy rejoicing short lived about turning lead into gold?

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Why was alchemy rejoicing short lived about turning lead into gold?

2007-10-25 08:40:12 · 2 answers · asked by Kay bay bay 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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They realized that elements could not be transformed into other elements with chemical reagents, only other compounds of the same element, no matter what they did.

2007-10-25 08:54:00 · answer #1 · answered by Dr Dave P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Well, alchemy never succeeded in turning lead into gold. So they never really rejoiced about it to begin with.

2007-10-25 09:00:33 · answer #2 · answered by A.Mercer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋