According to Democritus, what will happen if you try to slice an object over and over again? You will be able to prove that absence is the essence of everything false You will derive a very tiny, indivisible sphere true Friction will wear down the blade of your slicing instrument false You discover that the object is a mixture of air, water, fire, and earth false Single How is "Earth" defined under Aristotle's system of defining the elements? It is wetness and hotness false It is wetness and coldness false It is dryness and coldness true It is dryness and hotness false Single The ancient Egyptians used a mixture called natron to preserve their dead nobles and monarchs. What is the main ingredient of this mixture? sodium carbonate decahydrate true potassium sulfate false potassium nitrate false silica quartz false Single The alloy formed by the mixing of gold and silver is called electrum true brass false bronze false tumbaga false Single The Chinese emperor Qin Shi Huang was convinced by his alchemists to eat balls of mercury in the belief that mercury can delay aging. What was the basis of the Chinese alchemists for their claims? Mercury dissolves gold, which made them conclude it was "powerful" true The Jade emperor allegedly consumed mercury to become a god false Mercury was used to preserve the dead, therefore, it can delay aging false The alchemists knew it was toxic; they fooled him so that he can be unwittingly poisoned false Single Which of the following English words is synonymous with "sulfuric acid" during the Medieval Ages in Europe? volatile false vitriol true venom false vesicant false Single The Swiss alchemist and doctor Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim is also known by what pseudonym? Erasmus false Paracelsus true Francis Bacon false Roger Bacon false Single Which of the following chemists was executed via the guillotine? Antoine Lavoisier true Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac false Jacques Charles false Joseph Proust false Single What elementary particle did John Joseph Thomson discover? electron true proton false neutron false photon false Single Which of the following equipment do scientists use to view an atom? scanning-tunneling microscope true cyclotron false linear accelerator false spectrometer false Single