Matter

Hair is made up of 100% keratin

What are basic substances that cannot be broken down into simpler substances?

The bonds in the hair are hydrogen, salt, and disulfide

An atom is the biggest complete unit of an element?

How many gases does the hair contain?

Oxygen is the most abundant element in the earth’s crust

How many solids does the hair contain?

Keratin in the hair contains 19 of the common amino acids

There are 118 known elements

What is the scientific study of matter and the physical and chemical changes of matter?

What type of chemistry deals with with all matter that is not alive and that has never been alive (no carbon)

What bond holds together amino acids to be a protein?

Amino acids are compounds consisting of what?

The atomic number indicates how many protons are in a single atom of a particular element

A change in a substance that creates a new substance with chemical characteristics different from the original substance

The three forms of matter are solid, chemical, and gas

What type of chemistry deals with matter that is now living or was alive at one time (has carbon)

Bonds in the hair can be broken by what?

What are the five elements in hair?

If the outer shell is missing atoms, it is stable

Hydrogen bonds are responsible for how much of the hairs strength?

How many forms does matter exist in?

What it’s important to know when doing chemical work in order to not damage the hair?

What is an example of a chemical change?

Different atoms joined together as molecules become the smallest parts of a compound?

Salt bonds are responsible for about 35% of the hairs resistance to change

What are the 3 main parts of an atom?

When atoms combine with a chemical bond, they create what?

Matter is anything that occupies space and has weight?

A change in the physical characteristics ofa substance without creating a new substance?

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