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What produces the illumination of a glow stick?

Question #151394. Asked by psnz.
Last updated Jul 07 2024.
Originally posted Jul 07 2024 7:48 PM.

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An exergonic reaction that gives off photons of light.
The glow stick contains two chemicals, a base catalyst, and a suitable dye (sensitizer, or fluorophor). This creates an exergonic reaction. The chemicals inside the plastic tube are a mixture of the dye, the base catalyst, and diphenyl oxalate. The chemical in the glass vial is hydrogen peroxide. By mixing the peroxide with the phenyl oxalate ester, a chemical reaction takes place, yielding two moles of phenol and one mole of peroxyacid ester (1,2-dioxetanedione).

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Jul 07 2024, 7:53 PM
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