Chemistry Quiz

True or False Sodium Hydroxide and Ammonium Thioglyocolate can be mixed together.

Basic substances that cannot be broken down into simpler substances are called...

What are incompatible with other chemical procedures such as perms and oxidative hair colors?

This type of lightener can be used for highlighting the hair

The pH of 4 is how many more time acidic than the pH of 5?

How would you purify water?

What is formulated with several conditioners together to meet a special need?

Distilled water with a pH of 7 is...

What would melting an ice cube be an example of?

Why would you shampoo someones hair?

What are 2 of the 5 elements important to the cosmetologist?

Mixtures of organic substances and a medicinal agent are...

If a substance has a pH of 3 that means it is...

What is a disulfide bond

Which type of shampoo contains low alkaline content and don't correct any special conditions?

This bond is individually weak but makes up 35% of hair's strength, it's broken by heat & H2O

The pH of hair, skin and the scalp is from...

An unstable atom is missing this in its outer shell...

This type of color only coats the cuticle of the hair shaft and only lasts shampoo to shampoo.

Amino acids that create proteins are linked together end to end by...

Which of the following substances contain certain minerals which prevent shampoo from lathering

Substances of acidic or alkaline nature dissolve in water and/or contain..

What is the hairs ability to stretch and return to its original length without breaking?

One of the 5 elements that make up hair, skin and nails is...

The pH measurement scale has which of the following characteristics?

Lightening hair involves oxidation of the natural melanin in the hair by...

Which is an example of a chemical change?

A soft curl perm loosens the texture of overly curly hair by...

Everything that is alive or once was alive contains this...

Amino acids join together in chains to become...

How many elements are known in nature?

Shampoos that contain orris root powder that absorb soil and oil...

Matter with a definite weight, volume and shape is which form of matter?

How many general classification are assigned to categorize cosmetics used in our industry?

When a solute is dissolved in a solvent it is a/an...

The molecule formed when different elements are joined chemically is called a ...

When two hydrogen atoms combine with one oxygen atom, the result is...

This measures the strength of the hydrogen peroxide

The scientific study of matter and they physical changes in matter is called..

Mixtures of fats and oils converted to fatty acids by heat and then purified are called...

This type of color can lighten natural hair, deposit color, cover grey hair& stays in the hair.

What are carbon, nitrogen, oxygen and hydrogen the building blocks of?

Where are the protons and neutrons found in an atom?

What is the most abundant element on earth?

What are the number of electrons that oxygen has orbiting around its nucleus?

This type of color lasts for 4-6 weeks and only deposits color or adds tone to the hair.

How many common amino acids are there?

What is an acid balanced shampoo?

Which of the following has definite volume and weight but no definite shape?

Why would you use a neutralizer during a perm or a relaxer service?

What is formed when two or more non-mixable substances are united with the help of a binder?

When looking at product labels, ingredients are listed in order of what?

People with this type of hair tend to need to shampoo the least often

What do atoms that are identical to each other form?

Most shampoos and conditioners are acid balanced to what range on the pH scale?

This product is designed with ingredients to control minor dandruff and scalp conditions...

This type of color penetrates into the cuticle of the hair shaft & lasts for several shampoos

These conditioners contain animal proteins and are for dry, brittle hair that has been damaged.

What is 97% of the hair made up of?

What is the smallest complete unit of an element?