ITEC BEAUTY SPECIALIST FINAL PAPER 2025/2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔There are how many known elements? - ✔✔103
✔✔Non reactive gases - ✔✔noble gases or inhert
✔✔The basic/smallest unit of matter is the - ✔✔atom
✔✔The smallest unit of a compound is a - ✔✔molecule
✔✔Automic weight - ✔✔sum of protons + neutrons
✔✔Automic number - ✔✔Number of protons
✔✔Hydrogen atomic weight is - ✔✔2
✔✔Valence electrons - ✔✔electrons in the outermost shell
✔✔Mixtures involve ________________ change - ✔✔physical
✔✔Compounds involve _______________ change - ✔✔chemical
✔✔Atom that has donated an electron becomes _________ charged - ✔✔positively
✔✔Atom that gained an electron will become _________ charged - ✔✔negatively
✔✔Double Bonding - ✔✔Is when two pairs of electrons are shared. These are stronger.
✔✔What percentage of all elements are classified as metals? - ✔✔75-80%
✔✔What does NMF stand for? - ✔✔Natural moisturizing factor
✔✔What is caused by insufficient vitamin A in the diet? - ✔✔Hyperkeratinisation
✔✔What is used in emulsions to give them stability and prevent further separation? -
✔✔Emulsifiers
✔✔What type of mask is mixed with petroleum jelly to improve its spreading properties?
- ✔✔Paraffin wax
✔✔What ingredient stops the moisturizer from drying out? - ✔✔Humectant
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔There are how many known elements? - ✔✔103
✔✔Non reactive gases - ✔✔noble gases or inhert
✔✔The basic/smallest unit of matter is the - ✔✔atom
✔✔The smallest unit of a compound is a - ✔✔molecule
✔✔Automic weight - ✔✔sum of protons + neutrons
✔✔Automic number - ✔✔Number of protons
✔✔Hydrogen atomic weight is - ✔✔2
✔✔Valence electrons - ✔✔electrons in the outermost shell
✔✔Mixtures involve ________________ change - ✔✔physical
✔✔Compounds involve _______________ change - ✔✔chemical
✔✔Atom that has donated an electron becomes _________ charged - ✔✔positively
✔✔Atom that gained an electron will become _________ charged - ✔✔negatively
✔✔Double Bonding - ✔✔Is when two pairs of electrons are shared. These are stronger.
✔✔What percentage of all elements are classified as metals? - ✔✔75-80%
✔✔What does NMF stand for? - ✔✔Natural moisturizing factor
✔✔What is caused by insufficient vitamin A in the diet? - ✔✔Hyperkeratinisation
✔✔What is used in emulsions to give them stability and prevent further separation? -
✔✔Emulsifiers
✔✔What type of mask is mixed with petroleum jelly to improve its spreading properties?
- ✔✔Paraffin wax
✔✔What ingredient stops the moisturizer from drying out? - ✔✔Humectant
