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Skin Care Flashcards

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What is a free radical

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highly reactive molecules with unpaired electrons

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How can UV light start a free radical reaction

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It has enough energy to break the covalent bonds leaving 2 atoms with unpaired electrons

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What are the 3 reaction steps

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Initiation
Propagation
Termination

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What is a free radical scavenger

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They stop the free radical chain reactions which causes the skin to become damaged

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