Ch 12 Milady Cosmetology Basics of Chemistry

Inorganic chemistry is the study of substances that do not contain the element carbon, but may contain (a)  

• silicon
• oxygen
• hydrogen
• nitrogen

A substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances without a loss of identity is?

• a compound

• an ion

• a molecule

• an element

chemically combining two or more atoms in definite proportion forms ___________?

• an acid

• a molecule

• a mixture

• a solvent

a(n) __________ is a stable physical mixture of 2 or more substances in a solvent?

• solution

• emulsion

• compound

• element

A(n) _________ is a substance dissolved into a solution?

• solvent

• alkali

• solute

• acid

liquids that are not capable of being mixed together to form stable solutions are considered _____________?

• emulsions

• suspentions

• miscible

• immiscible

unstable physical mixtures of undissolved particles in a liquid are ______?

• suspensions

• mixtures

• solutes

• emulsions

an unstable physical mixture of two or more immiscible substances plus a special ingredient is ______________?

• a suspension

• an emulsion

• a mixture

• a solution

A substance that allows oil and water to mix or emulsify is ______?

• A reducing agent

• a surfactant

• an anion

• a cation

the tail of a surfactant molecule is oil- loving or ________?

• miscible

• immiscible

• lipophilic

• hydrophilic