Milady Cosmetology Ch. 12

What is an alkaline substance used to neutralize acids or raise the pH of hair products?

Which of the following is a colorless gas with a pungent odor composed of hydrogen and nitrogen?

What are rubbing alcohol and hair spray examples of?

Which of the following, also called a base, is a compound that reacts with acids to form salts?

What is the rapid oxidation of a substance that is accompanied by the production of heat and light?

What is nail polish an example of?

When stored under ideal conditions, How long can a properly formulated emulsion be stable for?

What do you consider two liquids that are mutually soluble?

What is a substance that allows oil and water to mix, or emulsify?

What is an ion with a positive electrical charge called?

What is a water-in-oil emulsion?

What substance dissolves another substance to form a solution?

What type of change/reaction releases a significant amount of heat?

Protons are subatomic particles with which type of charge?

What must products contain in order to have a pH?

What is any substance that occupies space and has mass (weight) considered?

What forms when acids and alkalis are mixed together in equal proportions?

In which form does matter NOT exist?

What is the substance that is dissolved into a solution?

What is a chemical combination of matter in definite (fixed) proportions called?

Which of the following is an oily substance used as moisturizer in skin and body creams?

What type of change does a substance undergo to create a new substance with different properties?

What element do substances classified as inorganic lack?

Volatile organic compounds contain _____ and evaporate very easily.

An atom or molecule that carries any electrical charge is called a(n)?

What does a molecule contain to be considered an elemental molecule?

Pure water has a pH of what?

How many naturally occuring elements are there?

Which of the following is an example of a chemical property?

A reducing agent is a substance that adds _____ to a chemical compound or subtracts oxygen from the compound.

The term pH represents the quantity of ___ ions.

What is a stable physical mixture of two or more substances called?

An oxidizing agent:

Which of the following is a special type of oil used in water-resistant lubricants for the skin?

Two or more immiscible substances combine with a special binding ingredient to create a(n):

What is the simplest form of chemical matter?

Which of the following is NOT a physical mixture?

In an oxidation-reduction reaction:

What type of chemistry is the study of substaces that contain carbon?

What type of properties contain characteristics of matter that do not involve chemically changing a substance?

What is a chemical combination of two or more atoms in definite(fixed) proportions called?

What is the basic unit of matter?

What is an unstable physical mixture of undissolved particles in a liquid?

What are ointments, pastes, and pomades considered?

Which statement about surfactant molecules is correct?

Sodium hydroxide, also known as ___, is a strong alkali used in hair relaxers, callous softeners, and drain cleaners.

What is a physical combination of matter in any proportions?

A chemical combination of two or more atoms of different elements in definite proportions is a(n)?

What is steam an example of?

What does a substances state of matter depend on?