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What did Paracelsus believe man consisted of?
What did Paracelsus believe man consisted of?
- Salt, Sulfur, and Mercury (correct)
- Quantitative, Qualitative, and Enlightenment
- Matter, Science, and Philosophy
- Continuous, Discontinuous, and Romanticism
What did the Greeks believe were the four elements?
What did the Greeks believe were the four elements?
- Quantitative, Qualitative, Continuous, and Discontinuous
- Salt, Sulfur, Mercury, and Gold
- Earth, Air, Fire, and Water (correct)
- Matter, Science, Philosophy, and Enlightenment
Who thought he could rearrange the amounts of elements to change man?
Who thought he could rearrange the amounts of elements to change man?
- Isaac Newton
- Democritus
- Robert Boyle
- Paracelsus (correct)
What substance were alchemists searching for in their quest for immortality?
What substance were alchemists searching for in their quest for immortality?
What did alchemists believe that they could turn cheap metals into?
What did alchemists believe that they could turn cheap metals into?
What did alchemy become ruled by in Europe?
What did alchemy become ruled by in Europe?
Which practice is considered an ancestor of modern chemistry?
Which practice is considered an ancestor of modern chemistry?
What is energy defined as in the given text?
What is energy defined as in the given text?
Which form of energy is directly involved in moving matter?
Which form of energy is directly involved in moving matter?
What type of property changes the basic identity of a substance?
What type of property changes the basic identity of a substance?
When a substance changes from a solid, liquid, or gas state to a different state, what is happening?
When a substance changes from a solid, liquid, or gas state to a different state, what is happening?
What is stored in the bonds of a chemical substance as per the given text?
What is stored in the bonds of a chemical substance as per the given text?
What is defined as a distinguishing characteristic of a substance used in its identification and description?
What is defined as a distinguishing characteristic of a substance used in its identification and description?
"Anything that has mass and occupies space" refers to what term in the given text?
"Anything that has mass and occupies space" refers to what term in the given text?
"A substance was an element unless it could be broken down into two or more simpler substances." According to this statement, why couldn't air be considered an element?
"A substance was an element unless it could be broken down into two or more simpler substances." According to this statement, why couldn't air be considered an element?
What is considered an ancestor of modern chemistry and arrived in western Europe around the year 500 C.E.?
What is considered an ancestor of modern chemistry and arrived in western Europe around the year 500 C.E.?
What is the mystical elixir of life that alchemists were searching for?
What is the mystical elixir of life that alchemists were searching for?
What did Paracelsus believe man consisted of?
What did Paracelsus believe man consisted of?
What were the four elements believed by the Greeks?
What were the four elements believed by the Greeks?
Who stated the continuous theory of matter?
Who stated the continuous theory of matter?
What did alchemy become ruled by in Europe?
What did alchemy become ruled by in Europe?
What did the Sorcerer's Stone have the power to do?
What did the Sorcerer's Stone have the power to do?
What term refers to the amount of matter present in a sample?
What term refers to the amount of matter present in a sample?
Why couldn't air be considered an element based on the statement 'A substance was an element unless it could be broken down into two or more simpler substances'?
Why couldn't air be considered an element based on the statement 'A substance was an element unless it could be broken down into two or more simpler substances'?
What is defined as a distinguishing characteristic of a substance used in its identification and description?
What is defined as a distinguishing characteristic of a substance used in its identification and description?
Which practice is considered an ancestor of modern chemistry?
Which practice is considered an ancestor of modern chemistry?
What is energy defined as in the given text?
What is energy defined as in the given text?
What type of property changes the basic identity of a substance?
What type of property changes the basic identity of a substance?
Which form of energy is directly involved in moving matter?
Which form of energy is directly involved in moving matter?
'Information about elements: the elements mercury, sulfur, and antimony were discovered.' What does this statement suggest?
'Information about elements: the elements mercury, sulfur, and antimony were discovered.' What does this statement suggest?
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