What do paints contain and what are they known as?
Paints are colloids and they contain a solvent, binding medium and pigment.
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What is the base of an emulsion paint?
Water
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What are the advantages of emulsion paints?
They dry really quickly and don't produce harmful fumes, so they are ideal for painting things indoors.
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How do oil paints dry?
Oil paints dry in two stages, first the solvent evaporates and then the oil is oxidised by oxygen in the air before it turns solid.
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What is the binding medium?
The binding medium is a liquid that carries the pigments and holds the together. When the binding medium goes solid it sticks the pigments to the surface.
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Card 2
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Water
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What is the base of an emulsion paint?
Card 3
Front
They dry really quickly and don't produce harmful fumes, so they are ideal for painting things indoors.
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Card 4
Front
Oil paints dry in two stages, first the solvent evaporates and then the oil is oxidised by oxygen in the air before it turns solid.
Back
Card 5
Front
The binding medium is a liquid that carries the pigments and holds the together. When the binding medium goes solid it sticks the pigments to the surface.
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