The History of Chemistry 1: Composition

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1. Who were the first to think of ideas relating to the definition of "substance"? Greeks English Romans French

2. This philosopher's idea was that change in matter could be explained by the motion of the particles in a void. Who was he? Empedocles Plato Aristotle Democritus

3. Empedocles was the first to say that these 4 metaphysical elements were the "essence" of all material substances. What were they? fire; earth; wind; water sun; god; fire; water water; sun; earth; fire water; fire; earth; air

4. Aristotle, most likely the greatest philosopher ever, had views concerning the entire universe. He accepted Empedocles' 4 elements but said they were a combination of these 4 qualities that we sense. What are the qualitites? soft; hard; dark; light hot; cold; soft; hard hot; cold; wet; dry wet; dry; dark; light

5. Thanks to Harry Potter, it is now much more well-known that alchemists sought the Philosopher's Stone, a catalyst capable of doing what? Giving immortality Changing base metals into gold Curing all diseases Giving information related to time travel

6. During what century was the balance introduced for chemical processes? 16th 19th 18th 17th

7. Paracelsus gave a further philosophical suggestion where the Aristotelian elements combined to give his "tria prima", or "three principles". What were these 3 principles? sulphur; copper; salt copper; sulphur; mercury salt; sulphur; mercury copper; salt; mercury

8. One of the world's best known chemistry texts, "The Sceptical Chymist", written in 1661, was written by what famed chemist? Francis Bacon Joseph Black Robert Boyle Isaac Newton

9. Who was the first to publish an Affinity Table in 1718? E. F. Geoffroy Steven Hales Georg Stahl Antoine Lavoisier

10. The balance was used accurately for chemical processes during the 17th century. But who was the man who used the balance accurately for the first time? Antoine Lavoisier Joseph Black C. L. Berthollet J. L. Proust