How was robert boyle’s understanding of matter different from the alchemists’ ideas? * 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.