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- From: blom@husc15.harvard.edu
- Newsgroups: sci.chem
- Subject: re: light
- Message-ID: <1993Jan24.011139.19734@husc15.harvard.edu>
- Date: 24 Jan 93 06:11:39 GMT
- Article-I.D.: husc15.1993Jan24.011139.19734
- References: <1993Jan22.191802.28683@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
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- In article <1993Jan22.191802.28683@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>, tdunsize@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Todd Dunsizer) writes:
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- > In response to your question about a chemical reaction to give blue light.
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- > The oxidation of luminol gives an erie blue glow. This is a common
- > demonstration given in freshman lectures. Luminol is oxidized with hydrogen
- > perox unfortunately, i forgoet the chemical name and formula of this compound.
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- H2O2. Sorry, I couldn't resist. :)'
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- > It has been quite some time since I've seen it done.
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