Why is glass a good substance for storing chemicals?
a. glass is a noble solid.
b. glass has low reactivity.
c. glass is cheap and readily available.
d. the melting point of glass is very high.

B, I just took the test and the correct answer is b. Cheap doesn't always equal quality.

a. hope i'm right

explanation:

the old alchemists made significant contributions to science even though there starting premises were off a bit. their conclusions after failure would steer them into better directions for investigation. science is no more than close observation and the initial mistakes result in rethinking and retrying experiments.