Alchemy was the attempt to discover a process by which base metals, such as lead, could be turned into gold. If an alchemist had been successful,
A) all the lead in the world would have been added to the world's gold supply.
B) all the lead in the world would have replaced the world's gold supply.
C) all the lead in the world would only have been added to the world's gold supply when it was converted to gold.
D) the alchemist would likely have been killed by the owners of real gold.
A
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Refer to the information provided in Figure 2.5 below to answer the question(s) that follow.
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