How is chemistry related to alchemy?

Answer 1

Alchemy is the predecessor to chemistry. Many discoveries by alchemist (especially their instruments) were later used in chemistry. The key difference between the two is that alchemy was more experimentation and had little bases on science (for instance they would just randomly combine materials in the hopes of making a philosophers stone or elixir of life), relying instead on random practice and mythology. While chemistry utilizes both experimentation and scientific practices. In short chemistry is derived from its primitive ancestor alchemy.

Answer 2

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.

Answer 3

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.

Answer 4

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.

Answer 5

Alchemy was responsible for much of our knowledge of substances and their behaviour. Like many human endeavours, though, it was hampered in its progression until the application of the scientific method took it out of the realms of philosophy, and replaced pre-conceived ideas with interpretations based on fact.

Answer 6

You change a less useful item/material into something more useful with an equal value. Hope this helped!

Answer 7

Because they thought it was really green with purple spots.