Chapter 17 Household Chemicals:

Helps and Hazards

James A. Noblet

California State University

San Bernardino, CA

2007 Prentice Hall

Chemistry for Changing Times, 11th edition

John W. Hill and Doris K. Kolb

A soap is a sodium salt of this type of organic molecule.

1. Alkane

2. Alkene

3. Fatty acid

4. Amino acid

5. Alcohol

A soap is a sodium salt of this type of organic molecule.

1. Alkane

2. Alkene

3. Fatty acid

4. Amino acid

5. Alcohol

Water softeners exchange _____ ions for Ca2+ and Mg2+ ions.

1. Na+

2. K+

3. Li+

4. Cs+

5. H+

Water softeners exchange _____ ions for Ca2+ and Mg2+ ions.

1. Na+

2. K+

3. Li+

4. Cs+

5. H+

Linear alkylsulfonate (LAS) detergents are now used in most products because they are_____.

1. Better cleaners

2. Less toxic

3. Cheaper

4. Biodegradable

5. Easier on fabrics

Linear alkylsulfonate (LAS) detergents are now used in most products because they are_____.

1. Better cleaners

2. Less toxic

3. Cheaper

4. Biodegradable

5. Easier on fabrics

Sunscreens contain chemicals that absorb what type of harmful light?

1. Infrared2. UV-A3. UV-B4. UV-C5. X-rays

Sunscreens contain chemicals that absorb what type of harmful light?

1. Infrared2. UV-A3. UV-B4. UV-C5. X-rays

Chemicals used to curl or straighten hair work by disrupting and reforming bonds involving what element?

1. Oxygen

2. Nitrogen

3. Sulfur

4. Carbon

5. Hydrogen

Chemicals used to curl or straighten hair work by disrupting and reforming bonds involving what element?

1. Oxygen

2. Nitrogen

3. Sulfur

4. Carbon

5. Hydrogen