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Emulsions

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

When oil and water are added together, they form ...

a)

A solution

b)

A homogeneous mixture

c)

A new substance

d)

Two distinct layers

2.

If you shake a mixture of oil and water vigorously, there will be ...

a)

tiny oil droplets interspersed throughout the water.

b)

two liquid layers

c)

a homogeneous mixture

d)

a new substance

3.

An emulsion is a special type of mixture made by combining two liquids that normally ... mix.

a)

do not

b)

do

4.

Common everyday emulsions include ...

a)

milk, fresh water, ice cream, and paint.

b)

milk, mayonnaise, vinegar, and paint.

c)

milk, mayonnaise, ice cream, and paint.

d)

milk, mayonnaise, oil, and paint.

5.

Substances known as ... are added to stabilize emulsions.

a)

emulsifiers

b)

stabilizers

c)

solutes

d)

solvents

6.

All emulsifiers have two parts: ...

a)

a water-loving head and a oil-fearing tail

b)

a hydrophilic head and a hydrophobic tail

c)

a hydrophilic head and a lipophobic tail

d)

a water-fearing head and a oil-loving tail

7.

When making ice cream, ... is commonly added.

The active emulsifier in ... is called ...

a)

egg yolk / egg yolk / lecithin

b)

egg white / egg white / lecithin

c)

egg yolk / egg yolk / water

d)

egg white / egg white / water

8.

If we added lecithin to our original oil and water emulsion, its hydrophilic head will prefer to associate with ..., and the hydrophobic tail with the ... droplets.

a)

oil / water

b)

water / oil

c)

water / emusion

d)

emulsion / oil

9.

Emulsions can also exist as ... droplets in ....

Real life examples include ..., lotions, and facial creams.

a)

oil / water / margarine

b)

water / oil / gelatine

c)

water / oil / margarine

d)

oil / water / gelatine