Question

(b) robert boyle lived in the 1600s, and he believed that he changed gold into mercury with a substance called quicksilver. (c) when water is shot through with electricity, it becomes hydrogen and oxygen, but hydrogen and oxygen cannot be further broken down. (d) paracelsus was a european alchemist who was the first toxicologist - a person who investigates poisons. (a) alchemy became more like modern chemistry with the work of robert boyle, who used the scientific method. alchemy after the middle ages method.

Explanation:

The question asks which option describes how alchemy transitioned toward modern chemistry after the Middle Ages. Option A correctly states that Robert Boyle, using scientific methods, shifted alchemy toward modern chemistry. Option B is incorrect because Boyle did not believe in transmuting gold to mercury; he focused on scientific principles. Option C describes electrolysis of water, which is unrelated to the shift from alchemy to chemistry. Option D focuses on Paracelsus's work with poisons, which is not about the transition of alchemy to modern chemistry.

Answer:

(A) Alchemy became more like modern chemistry with the work of Robert Boyle, who used the scientific method.