Product Details
Captivate students’ attention with four “enlightening” demonstrations about chemiluminescence! • When light is produced without heat, that’s cool! Pour two solutions together to illustrate the light-producing reaction that takes place when luminol is oxidized.
- Astonish students with Energetic Lights’ ability to exhibit luminous longevity!
- Students will be de“lighted” as the same solutions appear a different color when exposed to a black light than when exposed to white light.
- Ignite students’ understanding of atomic emission! Observe the different color light produced as various salts are heated to their excited states.
Concepts: Chemiluminescence, oxidation–reduction, catalysts, fluorescence, absorbance, transmittance, emission, excited versus ground states, atomic emission.
Time Required: One full class period.
Chemicals Provided: Calcium chloride, copper(II) chloride, energetic light solution, eosin Y solution, ethyl alcohol, fluorescein solution, hydrogen peroxide, luminol, potassium ferricyanide, rhodamine B solution, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide solution, tonic water.
Specifications
Materials Included in Kit:
Calcium chloride, flake, 50 g
Copper(II) chloride, 20 g
Energetic light solution, 500 mL
Eosin y solution, 1%, 30 mL
Ethyl alcohol, 95%, 250 mL, 2
Fluorescein solution, 1%, 30 mL
Hydrogen peroxide, McKesson®, 3%, 8 oz
Luminol, 1 g
Potassium ferricyanide solution, 0.6%, 500 mL
Potassium ferricyanide, 5 g
Rhodamine B solution, 1%, 30 mL
Sodium chloride, lab grade, 50 g
Sodium hydroxide solution, 5%, 500 mL
Tonic water, 1 L
Wood splints, pkg/30
Correlation to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)†
Science & Engineering Practices
Using mathematics and computational thinking
Constructing explanations and designing solutions
Disciplinary Core Ideas
MS-PS1.B: Chemical Reactions
MS-PS4.A: Wave Properties
MS-PS4.B: Electromagnetic Radiation
HS-PS1.B: Chemical Reactions
HS-PS4.B: Electromagnetic Radiation
Crosscutting Concepts
Energy and matter
Stability and change
Performance Expectations
MS-PS4-2. Develop and use a model to describe that waves are reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through various materials.
HS-PS4-4. Evaluate the validity and reliability of claims in published materials of the effects that different frequencies of electromagnetic radiation have when absorbed by matter.