What was alchemy?
A. The belief that powers of nature could be revealed through observation of and experimentation with chemicals
B. A belief that chemistry could transform natural materials
C. A scientific process of application of chemicals to determine the physical universe
D. A science to discover the physical properties of liquids
E. The belief that all material properties were held together with chemical bonds
Answer: A
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