Review Questions VI Chapter 7 Flashcards
Skin care lotions are an example of what distinct form of matter?
Liquid
Which item have a negative electrical charge?
Electrons
Oils and oil soluble substances used to condition and soften the skin are called?
Emollients
What measurement indicates whether a substance is acidic, neutral or alkaline?
pH
What term is used to describe a base product?
Alkaline
All statements about physical changes that is true:
Chemical structure does not change
Involve either the gain or loss of energy
Freezing water to form ice is an example
All statements about solutions that is true:
The dissolved part is called the solute
Organic substances are not soluble in water
Cosmetic products tend to use water as the solvent
What are the basic materials that the body used to construct and renew itself?
Proteins
Which ingredients allow for the suspension of small particle solid in a base by creating a supporting structure to prevent settling?
Thickeners
The ingredient that makes up the largest percentage of many cosmetic skin care products is?
Water
The condition under which a solute will no longer dissolve evenly in the solvent is the?
Saturation point
Which cosmetic products is formed when two or more non mixable substances are united with small droplets of a binder?
Emulsion
What is the smallest particle of a compound that contains all of the chemical properties?
Molecule
What number identifies how many prions are in a single atom of an element on the periodic table?
Atomic number
Solvents that easily mix together are called?
Miscible
The most abundant element in the earth’s crust is?
Oxygen
This form of matter has a definite weight, volume, and shape:
Solid
The process in which a substance gains an electron and oxygen is then released is known as?
Reduction
What may contain salts such as calcium and magnesium?
Hard water
A mixture of sebum and sweat combined with lipids, minerals and moisture to form a protective barrier for the skin is called?
Acid mantle
What level of pH will increase the skin’s permeability and leave it vulnerable to injury by environmental factors?
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What types of atoms have evenly paired electrons in their outermost orbit shell?
Stable atoms