Alchemy is the process of trying to turn non-gold metals into gold. It was practiced hundreds of years ago by scientists who believed that with the right amounts of heat or chemical reactions, they could make gold. After years of experiments and observations, gold was never produced. Which best describes the practice of alchemy? Alchemy was scientific, because scientists practiced it.

Alchemy was scientific, because it included observations and experiments.

Alchemy was pseudoscientific, because beliefs came before any observations of success.

Alchemy was pseudoscientific, because some successful experiments inspired others.