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1 Why is gold considered to be valuable?
2. Who owned the gold mines during the ancient Egyptian and Roman civilizations?
3. What is the elixir of life?
4. What contributions to modern chemistry were made by the alchemists?

Answer 1

1. Gold is valuable because of its high quality physical and chemical properties

2. The gold mines where the state's property in both Egyptian and Roman civilizations

3. The elixir of life is akin to the philosopher stone. It is a chemical portion that when drank, grants eternal life

4. The contribution of alchemists to modern chemistry, includes the formulation of the first ideological periodic table, the distillation process, metalworking, gunpowder, glass, ink, paints, cosmetics and many other innovations

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