The chromosomes of many of cells are plainly visible

Q1. My friend, an inventor, says that she has just made a translucent, light weight metal by combining aluminium with helium and silicon. She wants me to invest $10,000 in process, and promises that we will be millionaires in only six months. What do you think I have to do?

Q2. Imagine looking during a microscope at a squashed onion root tip. The chromosomes of many of cells are plainly visible. In some cells, replicated chromosomes are aligned along center (equator) of the cell. These particular cells are in which stage of mitosis?