Singlet Oxygen at the Laundromat

David Keeports
Mills College, Oakland, CA 94613
J. Chem. Educ., 1995, 72 (9), p 822
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p822
Publication Date: September 1995

Abstract

Singlet molecular oxygen is an interesting molecule both visually and theoretically, since its red chemiluminescence can be analyzed by the application of simple molecular orbital theory. It can be produced from the reaction of hydrogen peroxide from either chlorine gas or hypochlorite ion from household bleach. Here we demostrate how to produce it using simple laundry cleansers.

Keywords (Audience):

First-Year Undergraduate / General

Keywords (Domain):

Demonstrations

Keywords (Subject):

Atomic Properties / Structure
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