Laser-Induced Fluorescence of Lightsticks

Carl Salter , Kevin Range and Gail Salter
Moravian College, Department of Chemistry, Bethlehem, PA 18018-6650
J. Chem. Educ., 1999, 76 (1), p 84
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p84
Publication Date (Web): January 1, 1999

Abstract

Used mini lightsticks will fluoresce when inserted in a UV laser beam, making it easy to demonstrate that light of the same color is produced in both fluorescence and chemiluminescence.

Keywords (Audience):

Second-Year Undergraduate

Keywords (Domain):

Physical Chemistry

Keywords (Pedagogy):

Hands-On Learning / Manipulatives

Keywords (Subject):

Photochemistry

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