Chemistry- Topic: First chemist, from alchemy to chemistry

What was the purpose of the investigations of Alchemy?

• To discover new chemicals

• Turning ordinary metals into gold and silver

• To make fire

• Making medicine to live forever

• both 2 & 4

What is elixir of life?

• A substance made of Hydrogen

• A material that can turn gold into silver

• A medicine that would allow people to live forever

What is the chemical name of saltpetre?

• Potassium nitrate

• Sulphur nitrate

• Carbon di oxide

• Oxygen

How did Chinese people use gunpowder?

• to make fire

• To make paper

• to make fireworks

Which of the following tree was associated with paper making process of Chinese people?

• lacquer tree

• Palm tree

• mulberry tree

• Jute tree

In which of the following Muslim counties Alchemy was vastly studied?

• Iran

• Turkey

• Arabia

• Iraq

What was the purpose of Jabir Ibn Haiyan's investigations?

• To find Elixir of life

• Improving ways of investigations

• Writing new books

• Turning ordinary metal into golds

What was the key discoveries of Gerber?

• Organizing Periodic table

• Different kinds of Acids

• Both 2 and 4

• Creating group of metal and non metal

What is the name of the book of an Irish scientist?

• Sceptical chemistry

• Sceptical substances

• Sceptical ways of investigations

• Sceptical chymist

What are the focused areas of modern chemistry?

• Making substances like Philosopher's stone

• Believe in experimentations

• Using evidence to explain the nature of different substances

• Both 2 & 3

• Resolve conflicts worldwide