Chemiluminescence - Luminol
A buffered luminol solution with a copper(II) catalyst is added to the funnel on the left. A hydrogen peroxide solution is added to the funnel on the right. On releasing the rubber tubing the solutions mix. The chemical reaction generates energy which is seen as blue light. This process is chemiluminescence. When the reacting solution mixes with a dye, fluorescein, the light energy from the reaction causes the fluorescein to give off a greenish light in a process called fluorescence.
The size of the movie file is 2.3 MB and its duration is 33 seconds. The name of the movie file is "ILLUM1.MOV" and it is located in the folder "MOVIES/ILUMIN".
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