Chapter 12 Flashcards

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Alkanolamines

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Alkaline substance used to nuetralize acids or raise the pH of many hair products

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Alkalis

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Also known as bases; compunds that react with acids to form salts

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Alkaline Solution

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A solution that has a pH level above 7.0 (nuetral)

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Acidic Solution

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A solution that has a pH below 7.0 (nuetral)

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Alpha Hydroxy Acids

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Abbreviated AHAs; acids derived from plants (mostly fruit) that are often used to exfoliate the skin.

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Ammonia

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Colorless gas with a ounget odor that is composed of hydrogen and nitrogen.

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Anion

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An ion with a negaiton electrical charge

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Atom

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The smallest chemical components (often called particals) of an element; structures that make up the the element and have the same properties of the element.

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Cation

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An ion with a positive electrical charge

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Chemical Change

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A change in the chemical composistion or make-up of a substance

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Chemical Properties

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Charateristics that can only be determined by a chemical reaction and a chemical change in the substance (Found in chapter 12)

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Chemistry

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Science that deals with the composiotion, structures, and properties, of matter, and how matter changes under different condition (Found in chapter 12)

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Combusion

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Rapid oxyidation of a substance, accompained by the production of heat and light (Found in chapter 12)

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Compund Molecules

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Also known as compounds; a chemical combination of two or more atoms of different elements in definite (fixed) proportions (Found in chapter 12)

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Element

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The simplest form of chemical matter; an element cannot be broken down into a simpler substance without a loss of identity (Found in chapter 12)

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Element Molecule

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Molecule containing two or more atoms of the same element in definite (fixed) proportions (Found in chapter 12)

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Emulsifier

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An ingredient that bring brings two normally incompatible materials together and binds then into a uniform and fairly stable blend.

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Emulsion

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An unstable physical mixture of two or more immiscible substances (substances that normally will not stay a blend) plus a special ingredient called an emulsifier

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Exothermic Reactions

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Chemical reactions that release a significant amount of heat

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Glycerin

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Sweet, colorless, oily substance used as a solvent and as a moisturizer in skin and body creams

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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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Inorganic Chemistry

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

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Ion

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An atom or molecule that carries an electrical charge

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Ionization

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The separation of an atom or molecule into positive and negative ions

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Lipophilic
Having an affinity for it an attraction to fat and oils (oil-loving)
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Logarithm
Multiples of ten
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Matter
Any substance that occupies space and has mass (weight)
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Miscible
Liquids that are mutually soluble, meaning that they can be mixed together to form stable solutions
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Molecule
A chemical combination of two or mor atoms in definite (fixed) proportions
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Oil-in-water emulsion
Abbreviated O/W emulsion; oil droplets emulsified in water
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Organic chemistry
The study of substances w/ oxygen to produce an oxide
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Oxidation-reduction
Also known as redox; a chemical reaction in which the oxidizing agent is reduce (by loosing oxygen) and the reducing agent is oxidized (by gaining oxygen)
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Oxidizing Agent
Substance that releases oxygen
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pH
The abbreviation used for potential hydrogen. pH represents the quantity of hydrogen ions.
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pH Scale
A measure of the acidity and alkalinity of a substance; without a chemical reaction or the creation of a new substance
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Physical change
A change in the form or physical properties of a substance, w/o a chemical reaction or the creAtion of a new substance
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Physical Mixture
A physical combination of matter in any proportions
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Pure Substances
A chemical combination of matter in definite (fixed) proportions.
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Reducing Agent
A substance that adds hydrogen to a chemical compound or subtracts oxygen from the compound
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Physical properties
Characteristics that can be determined without a chemical reaction and that do not cause a chemical change in the substance
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Reduction
The process through which oxygen is subtracted from or hydrogen is added to a substance through a chemical reaction
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Reduction reaction
A chemical reaction in which oxygen is subtracted from or hydrogen is added to a substance
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Silicones
Special type of oil used in hair conditioners, water resistant lubricants for the skin, and nail polish dryers.
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Solute
The substance that is dissolved in a solution
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Solution
A stable physical mixture of two or more substances
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Solvent
The substance that dissolves the solute and makes a solution
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State of Matter
The thee different physical forms if matter - solid, liquid, and gas
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Surfactants
A contradiction of surface active agents; substances that allow oil and water to mix, or emulsify.
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Suspension
Unstable physical mixtures of in dissolved particles in a liquid
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Thioglycolic Acid
A colorless liquid or white crystals with a strong unpleasant odor that is used in permanent waving solutions
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Volatile alcohols
Alcohols that evaporate easily
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Volatile Organic compounds
Abbreviated VOCs; compounds that contain carbon (organic) and evaporate very easily (volatile).
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Water-In-Oil Emulsion
Abbreviated W/O emulsion; water droplets are emulsified in oil