Chemistry

Alchemy

In medieval times, people studied alchemy, the predecessor to modern chemistry, seeking a philosopher’s stone that would turn common metals into valuable gold and silver. Though we now know that this stone doesn’t exist, chemistry still has a few equally impressive tricks up its sleeve! With the “Alchemy” set by MEL Science, you’ll feel like a medieval mirror-maker as you observe how a copper mirror materializes from a solution. Then you’ll study a reaction that has been known to people since ancient times and even occurs in nature. Finally, you’ll perform a fake transmutation process, turning a copper coin “silver,” then “gold”!

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You will:

  • obtain a copper mirror from a solution
  • grow a metal tree – similar to those that take centuries to grow in natural minerals – in just a few minutes
  • make a copper coin “silver,” then “gold”

You will learn:

  • the particulars of a copper mirror reaction
  • how a metal can transition from ionic form to metallic form and vice versa
  • what alchemy is and how it differs from modern chemistry

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