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12. Chemistry Flashcards

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Inorganic chemistry

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The study of substances that do not contain the element carbon but may contain hydrogen

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Element

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A substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances with out a loss of identity

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Molecule

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Forms when chemically combining two or more atoms in definite proportions

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Solution

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A stable physical mixture of two or more substances in a solvent

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Solute

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A substance dissolved into a solution

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Immiscible

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Liquids that are not capable of being mixed together to form stable solutions

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Suspensions

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Unstable physical mixture of two or more Immiscible substances plus a special ingredient

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Surfactant

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A substance that allows oil and water to mix or emulsify

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Surfactant molecule

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Tail is oil loving or lipophilic

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Ion

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An atom or molecule that carries and electrical charge

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Alpha hydroxy acids

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Derived from plants and used in the salon to exfoliate the skin and help adjust the PH of certain foods

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Exothermic

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Chemical reactions that release a significant among of hear under certain circumstances

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Acidic

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A substance that has a PH below 7.0

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Alkanolamines

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Used in place of ammonia because they produce less odor

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Minerals

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Not composed of organic chemicals

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Minerals

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Not composed of organic chemicals

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Elemental molecules

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Contain two or more atoms of the same element in definite proportions

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Vapor

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A liquid that has evaporated into a gas like state

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Oxidizing gent

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A substance that releases oxygen

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Pure substance

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A chemical combination of matter in fixed proportions

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Suspension

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An example is the glitter in nail polish that can separate from the polish

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Water in oil emulsions

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Feel greater than oil in water emulsions

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Ammonia

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The ingredient used to raise PH in hair products to allow the solution to penetrate the hair shaft

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Volatile organic compounds

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Contains carbons and evaporate very easily

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Oxidation

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The chemical reaction that combines a substance with oxygen to produce an oxide

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Logarithm

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Means multiples of 10

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Redox

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A chemical reaction in which oxidation reduction take place at the same time

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Matter

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Any substance that occupies space and had mass

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Chemical properties

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Characteristics that can only be determined by a chemical reaction chance in the substance

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Pure substance

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A chemical combination of matter in any proportion

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Atom

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The smallest chemical component of an element

32
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Combustion

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Rapid oxidation of a substance accompanied by the production of heat

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