Truthfully, what is above is like what is below and what is below is like what is above, and just as a thing is born from another by the will of One, so a think can be drawn from another through transformation.
In real chemistry? It doesn't. In those fairytales they called alchemy? I think they didn't even think about it, who would anyone convert gold to anything else in medieval Europe?
Play Noita, and you can be a proper alchemist too!
NB: mastering alchemy may require learning Finnish. Material to energy is likely to result in rapid localised expansion, leading to equally rapid unplanned disassembly of the alchemist. u/voracitude, Nolla Games, and the Tourism Council of Finland disclaim all responsibility for bodily harm including but not limited to sawblades to the face.