Quote Originally Posted by Gelatinous Cube
The difference between Alchemy and Chemistry is that one produces results, the other doesn't.
The basic issue in Alchemy is to mix different substances to get gold (probably silver too). Modern chemists knows that it's impossible to get gold in that way, but does instead mix different substances to get other substances.
Not that big difference. Chemistry is basically modern alchemy. And chemistry is then gaining the advantages of more research and better equipment.

BTW you can create gold today, but that's in physics
And very expensive.