Introduction
How does temperature affect the time glow sticks stay lit? Glow sticks are fun, safe, and interesting to kids all around the year.
These light sticks were made for military purposes which were patented in 1973, but Edwin Chandross of Bell Labs’ oxalyl chloride and hydrogen peroxide glow stick was patented in 1960’s.
Chemiluminescence is a luminescence resulting from a chemical reaction which is how glow sticks work. A glow sticks has a glass vial, a small glass or plastic bottle for holding medicines, and you break the glass by bending the stick. This then causes the chemicals in the stick to mix and a reaction takes place.
This experiment will test the length of time glow sticks radiate in different temperatures.
Test if the stay lit longer in colder or warmer temperatures. …show more content…
Though they don’t last very long, they are amusing and attention-holding. These light sticks are usually used around Halloween, New Year’s, or at parties.
There are three factors that make up the glow stick. In a glow stick, one of the chemicals is often hydrogen peroxide and the other active ingredient is a harmless chemical named phenyl oxalate ester. The chemical reaction between these two substances produces enough energy to make light, but it doesn't create enough energy to make heat or explosions. There also need to be dye in a glow stick. The glow stick gets color when the energy created by the chemical reaction gets the molecules of the dye moving.
There are two internal capsules that separate the chemicals. One is smaller and more delicate and the other is bigger and more bendable. The bigger container surrounds the smaller one. When you bend the stick, the vial breaks open, and all the chemicals come together. The oxalate ester and hydrogen peroxide react, sometimes with the help of a catalyst, to form a peroxyacid ester and phenol.
Like I said, glow sticks do not last very long. This is because the reaction gets slower and
How does temperature affect the time glow sticks stay lit? Glow sticks are fun, safe, and interesting to kids all around the year.
These light sticks were made for military purposes which were patented in 1973, but Edwin Chandross of Bell Labs’ oxalyl chloride and hydrogen peroxide glow stick was patented in 1960’s.
Chemiluminescence is a luminescence resulting from a chemical reaction which is how glow sticks work. A glow sticks has a glass vial, a small glass or plastic bottle for holding medicines, and you break the glass by bending the stick. This then causes the chemicals in the stick to mix and a reaction takes place.
This experiment will test the length of time glow sticks radiate in different temperatures.
Test if the stay lit longer in colder or warmer temperatures. …show more content…
Though they don’t last very long, they are amusing and attention-holding. These light sticks are usually used around Halloween, New Year’s, or at parties.
There are three factors that make up the glow stick. In a glow stick, one of the chemicals is often hydrogen peroxide and the other active ingredient is a harmless chemical named phenyl oxalate ester. The chemical reaction between these two substances produces enough energy to make light, but it doesn't create enough energy to make heat or explosions. There also need to be dye in a glow stick. The glow stick gets color when the energy created by the chemical reaction gets the molecules of the dye moving.
There are two internal capsules that separate the chemicals. One is smaller and more delicate and the other is bigger and more bendable. The bigger container surrounds the smaller one. When you bend the stick, the vial breaks open, and all the chemicals come together. The oxalate ester and hydrogen peroxide react, sometimes with the help of a catalyst, to form a peroxyacid ester and phenol.
Like I said, glow sticks do not last very long. This is because the reaction gets slower and