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Emulsion Test

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of emulsion is a w/o/w emulsion?

a)

Primary emulsion

b)

Microemulsion

c)

Multiple emulsion

d)

Monoemulsion

2.

The purpose of an emulsifier is to ___________ .

a)

Decrease surface area in a suspension

b)

Reduce the interfacial tension between immiscible phase

c)

Minimize the size of globules

d)

Improve medication taste

3.

A substance that allows oil and water to mix or emulsify is known as ________ .

a)

Antioxidant

b)

Emulsifier/Surfactant

c)

Preservative

d)

Colouring agent

4.

The tail of a surfactant molecule is oil-loving or known as ________?

a)

hydrophile

b)

lipophobic

c)

lipophilic

d)

hydrophilic

5.

Oil and Water is an example of a(n)...

a)

Suspension

b)

Emulsion

c)

Colloid

d)

Solution

6.

The condition labelled as 'C' indicates

a)

Breaking

b)

Sedimentation

c)

Creaming

d)

Flocculation

7.

Above is one of test done to determine Types of Emulsion. What is the name of the test?

a)

Cobalt suphate test

b)

Cobalt chloride test

c)

Cobalt oxide test

d)

cobalt blue test

8.

Gelatin and Wool fat are examples of Emulsifying Agent originated from vegetable source.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

9.

Breaking of an emulsion can be reversible by vigorous agitation

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

10.

__________ is a procedure when oil is triturated with the gum before adding in water for preparing Primary Emulsion.

a)

English method

b)

Wet Gum method

c)

Trituration method

d)

Continental method

11.

The result observation labelled as "B" indicates __________ emulsion

a)

Water-in-oil

b)

Oil-in-water

c)

W-o-W

d)

O-w-O

12.

Secondary Emulsion (multiple emulsion) can be used to increase the stability of the stability of active compound.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

13.
Structured or semisolid emulsions...
a)
contain excess amounts of emulsifier
b)
contain minimal amounts of emulsifier
c)
do not contain surfactants
d)
form spontaneously 
14.
What type of emulsion is a w/o/w emulsion?
a)
Water-in-oil emulsion
b)
Microemulsion
c)
Multiple emulsion
d)
Oil-in-water emulsion
15.
The purpose of an emulsifier is to...
a)
decrease surface area in a suspension
b)
decrease droplet-droplet contact and coalescence
c)
minimize barriers at the oil-water interface
d)
improve medication taste
16.
What piece of information regarding a surfactant is needed to determine HLBmixture?
a)
Solubility
b)
HLB value
c)
pKa
d)
o/w ratio