IBEC ELECTROLYSIS & LASER
STATE TEST EXAM UPDATED
PRACTICE SOLUTION SET 2026
TESTED QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ What is the distance measured in nanometers between two peaks or
two troughs known as?
Answer: Wavelength
◉ Light of only one color & one specific wavelength is known as?
Answer: Monochromatic
◉ Refraction is also known as what?
Answer: Transmission
◉ The process where by a newly created photon of light (generated
through amplification) acquires energy equal to the photons that created
it is known as?
Answer: Stimulated Emission
◉ The states of equilibrium or middle state of light
Answer: Metastable State
,◉ Who theorized stimulated emission?
Answer: Albert Einstein
◉ The part of the laser that contains the active medium is called?
Answer: Resinator cavity
◉ What are the states of light in stimulated emission?
Answer: Ground State
Excited State
Singlet State
Metastable State
◉ Alexandrite laer is in the visible light spectrum at what wavelength?
Answer: 755 nm
◉ The Nd:YAG laser falls in the invisible light spectrum with a
wavelength of what?
Answer: 1064 nm
◉ What type of wave is used in laser hair removal?
Answer: Pulsed wave
◉ A chromophore is also know at what?
,Answer: Target
◉ The chromophore absorbs what?
Answer: Energy
◉ Goggles worn by the patient and practitioner must be approved by
which group?
Answer: ANSI (American National Standard Institute) for Class 3B and
Class 4 Lasers
◉ Each laser wavelength is what to its machine?
Answer: Specific
◉ What are the parameters when doing laser hair removal?
Answer: Wavelength
Spot Size
Fluence
Pulse Width
◉ Pulsed lasers allow for selective heating of specific targets, this is also
known as?
Answer: Selective Photothermolysis
◉ The rate/amount of energy delivered within a given area is known as?
, Answer: Fluence
◉ An increase in fluence equals an increase in what?
Answer: Heat. Resulting in more damage
◉ The length of time the light/energy is in contact with the target that is
measured in milliseconds (ms):
Answer: Pulse width/Pulse duration
◉ If the time of pulse duration is changed from milliseconds to
nanoseconds the laser is what?
Answer: Q Switched
◉ A Q switched laser is used for what?
Answer: Tattoo removal
◉ Which skin types can tolerate an Alex laser?
Answer: 1-4
◉ Which skin types can tolerate a Nd:YAG laser?
Answer: All skin types
◉ Which skin type should only have electrolysis and no laser?
Answer: Type 1
STATE TEST EXAM UPDATED
PRACTICE SOLUTION SET 2026
TESTED QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ What is the distance measured in nanometers between two peaks or
two troughs known as?
Answer: Wavelength
◉ Light of only one color & one specific wavelength is known as?
Answer: Monochromatic
◉ Refraction is also known as what?
Answer: Transmission
◉ The process where by a newly created photon of light (generated
through amplification) acquires energy equal to the photons that created
it is known as?
Answer: Stimulated Emission
◉ The states of equilibrium or middle state of light
Answer: Metastable State
,◉ Who theorized stimulated emission?
Answer: Albert Einstein
◉ The part of the laser that contains the active medium is called?
Answer: Resinator cavity
◉ What are the states of light in stimulated emission?
Answer: Ground State
Excited State
Singlet State
Metastable State
◉ Alexandrite laer is in the visible light spectrum at what wavelength?
Answer: 755 nm
◉ The Nd:YAG laser falls in the invisible light spectrum with a
wavelength of what?
Answer: 1064 nm
◉ What type of wave is used in laser hair removal?
Answer: Pulsed wave
◉ A chromophore is also know at what?
,Answer: Target
◉ The chromophore absorbs what?
Answer: Energy
◉ Goggles worn by the patient and practitioner must be approved by
which group?
Answer: ANSI (American National Standard Institute) for Class 3B and
Class 4 Lasers
◉ Each laser wavelength is what to its machine?
Answer: Specific
◉ What are the parameters when doing laser hair removal?
Answer: Wavelength
Spot Size
Fluence
Pulse Width
◉ Pulsed lasers allow for selective heating of specific targets, this is also
known as?
Answer: Selective Photothermolysis
◉ The rate/amount of energy delivered within a given area is known as?
, Answer: Fluence
◉ An increase in fluence equals an increase in what?
Answer: Heat. Resulting in more damage
◉ The length of time the light/energy is in contact with the target that is
measured in milliseconds (ms):
Answer: Pulse width/Pulse duration
◉ If the time of pulse duration is changed from milliseconds to
nanoseconds the laser is what?
Answer: Q Switched
◉ A Q switched laser is used for what?
Answer: Tattoo removal
◉ Which skin types can tolerate an Alex laser?
Answer: 1-4
◉ Which skin types can tolerate a Nd:YAG laser?
Answer: All skin types
◉ Which skin type should only have electrolysis and no laser?
Answer: Type 1
