Terms

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A solution that has pH above 7

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Alkaline solution

Question 1

A solution that has a pH below 7

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Acidic solution

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Also known as bases; compounds that react with acids to form salts:

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Alkalis

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Alkaline substances used to neutralize acids or raise the pH of many hair products:

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Alkanolamines

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Abbreviated AHAs; acids derived from plants (mostly fruit) that are often used to exfoliate the skin:

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Alpha hydroxy acids

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Colorless gas with a pungent odor that is composed of hydrogen and nitrogen:

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Ammonia

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An ion with a negative electrical charge:

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Anion

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The smallest chemical components (often called particles) of an element; structures that make up the element and have the same properties of the element:

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Atoms

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A change in the chemical composition or make-up of a substance:

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Chemical change

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An ion with a positive electrical charge:

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Cation

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Characteristics that can only be determined by a chemical reaction and a chemical change in the substance:

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Chemical properties

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Science that deals with the composition structures, and properties of matter, and how matter changed under different conditions:

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Chemistry

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Rapid oxidation of a substance, accompanied by the production of heat and light:

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Combustion

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Aka compounds; a chemical combination of two or more atoms of different elements in definite (fixed) proportions:

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Compound molecules

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The simplest form of chemical matter; an element cannot be broken down into a simpler substance without a loss of identity:

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Element

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Molecule containing two or more atoms of the same element in definite (fixed) proportions:

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Elemental molecule

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An ingredient that brings two normally incompatible materials together and binds them into a uniform and fairly stable blend:

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Emulsifier

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An unstable physical mixture of two or more immiscible substances plus a special ingredient called an emulsifier:

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Emulsion

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Chemical reactions that release a significant amount of heat:

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Exothermic reactions

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Sweet, colorless, oily substance used as a solvent and as a moisturizer in skin and body creams:

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Glycerin

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Liquids that are not capable of being mixed together to form stable solutions:

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Immiscible

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The study of substances that do not contain the element carbon, but may contain the element hydrogen:

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Inorganic chemistry

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An atom or molecule that carries an electrical charge:

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Ion

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The separation of an atom or molecule into positive and negative ions:

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Ionization

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Having an affinity for or am attraction to fat and oils (oil-loving):

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Lipophilic

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Multiples of ten:

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Logarithm

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Any substance that occupies space and has mass (weight):

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Matter

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Liquids that are mutually soluble, meaning that they can be mixed together to form stable solutions:

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Miscible

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A chemical combination of two or more atoms in definite (fixed) proportions:

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Molecule

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Abbreviated O/W emulsion; oil droplets emulsified in water:

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Oil-in-water emulsion

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The study of substances that contain the element carbon:

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Organic chemistry

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A chemical reaction that combines a substance with oxygen to produce an oxide:

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Oxidation

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Aka redox; a chemical reaction in which the oxidizing agent is reduced (by losing oxygen) and the reducing agent oxidized (by gaining oxygen):

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Oxidation-reductions

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Substance that releases oxygen:

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Oxidizing agent

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The abbreviation used for potential hydrogen, pH represents the quantity of hydrogen ions:

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pH

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A change in the form or physical properties of a substance, without a chemical reaction or creation of a new substance:

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Physical change