Light-Cured Gel Review Chapter 24

Cosmetologists need a thorough understanding of light-cured gels because of all of the following EXCEPT:

• Many clients request gel services.

• Soak-off gel polish services are one of the most requested services.

• Using a light-cured gel means you don't need to know about the chemistry of gel products.

• Clients often become loyal to a business when they receive an excellent service.

Typically, light-cured gels are not as hard as _______ enhancements.

• liquid nail

• powder nail

• liquid and powder nail

• nail tip

What is also known as a pre-polymer and is a thick, gel-like, sticky acrylate that is between a liquid and a solid?

• catalyst

• polymer

• oligomer

• monomer

What is the measurement of the thickness or thinness of a liquid and affects how that fluid flows?

• an exothermic reaction

• viscosity

• polymerization

• overlaying

What is the linking of the oligomers together into a solid chemical-resistant material?

• an exothermic reaction

• viscosity

• polymerization

• overlaying

What is the chemical process that releases heat during the curing process of gels?

• exothermic reaction

• viscosity

• polymerization

• Overlaying

In order to cure gels, a curing lamp must emit _____ light at the proper intensity to provide sufficient energy.

• blue

• violet

• pink

• red

What is the cure time for an LED lamp?

• 5 to 10 seconds

• 5 to 30 seconds

• 5 to 45 seconds

• 5 to 60 seconds

Curing lamp LED bulbs produce wavelengths of optical light from _______________.

• 150 to 250 nanometers

• 256 to 365 nanometers

• 365 to 405 nanometers

• 405 to 515 nanometers

What is the scale used to identify a certain color and intensity of light?

• nanometer

• kilometer

• micrometer

• decimeter