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The tail of a surfactant molecule is .........................., meaning oil-loving.
What is lipophilic?
A product with a pH of 8.9 is considered ...............................
What is alkaline?
Multiples of 10.
What is logarithm?
Colorless gas with a pungent odor that is composed of hydrogen and nitrogen.
What is ammonia?
What is the pH of the hair and skin?
What is 4.5 to 5.5?
What is a special type of oil used in nail polish dryers and as a skin protectant?
What is silicone?
What is an ion?
Abbreviated O/W emulsion; oil droplets emulsified in water.
What is oil-in-water emulsion?
Rapid oxidation of a substance accompanied by the production of heat and light.
What is combustion?
pH is the abbreviation used for ...............................
What is potential hydrogen?
The separating of a substance into ions is known as .....................................
What is ionization?
When acids and alkalis are mixed together in equal proportions, they ............................... each other.
What is neutralize?
A measure of the acidity and alkalinity of a substance; has a range of 0 - 14, with 7 being neutral.
What is pH scale?
A contraction of surface active agents; substances that allow oil and water to mix, or emulsify.
What are surfactants?
All matter exists in one of three different physical forms: solid, liquid and ammonia. true or false
What is false? solid, liquid and gas
Only products that contain ........................... can have a pH.
What is water?
A colorless liquid or white crystals with a strong unpleasant odor that is used in permanent waving solutions.
What is thioglycolic acid?
A chemical combination of matter in definite (fixed) proportions.
What is pure substance?
All acids owe their chemical reactivity to the .....
What is hydrogen ion?
Chemical properties are characteristics that can be determined without a chemical reaction and that do not involve a chemical change in the substance. true or false
What is false? physical properties
Pure water with a pH of seven is considered to be .............................
What is neutral?
Abbreviated W/O emulsion; water droplets emulsified in oil.
What is water-in-oil emulsion?
The substance that is dissolved in a solution.
What is solute?
........................... is a sweet, colorless, oily substance.
What is glycerin?
Liquid has a definite volume but takes the shape of its container. true or false
What is true?