Question

a What was the
belief of the alchemists?​

Answer 1

Answer:

find the value of a and b in each of the following 4 + root 2 / 2 + root 2 = a - root b sorry dude

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

Alchemists attempted to purify, mature, and perfect certain materials. Common aims were chrysopoeia, the transmutation of "base metals" (e.g., lead) into "noble metals" (particularly gold); the creation of an elixir of immortality; and the creation of panaceas able to cure any disease.