How was Robert Boyle's understanding of matter different from the alchemists' ideas?

Here are the options to the question:

Boyle believed matter could be transformed into another substance while the alchemists viewed this as not possible.

Boyle believed matter is composed on tiny particles while the alchemists thought matter could be transformed into another substance.

The alchemists studied the different effects of temperature and pressure on matter while Boyle focused on ways to make gold.

The alchemists understood the difference between matter and a chemical compound while Boyle did not recognize this difference.

The answer is B Boyle believed matter is composed on tiny particles while the alchemists thought matter could be transformed into another substance.

Explanation:

The correct answer is B Boyle believed matter could be transformed into another substance while the alchemists viewed this as not possible. One significant contribution of Boyle is making people believe that matter is consisting of tiny particles, which was later named atoms. The Alchemist believed that matter can be changed into another substances but their theory was later proved to be wrong.