Creating a real glowstick
If you want to create a real glowstick, you would need two tubes: a plastic tube, and a smaller glass tube that fits inside the plastic tube. You would then need 3% hydrogen peroxide.
You will need some luminol, or TCPO
Please google any ingredients and combinations you encounter.
Please google any ingredients and combinations you encounter.
You will also need sodium carbonate and copper (II) sulfate pentahydrate. You also will need some distilled water. You should use about 2 mixing bowls. This is chemical, so as always, get safety goggles and gloves.
The process can be found here.
The process can be found here.
Process
1) Pull on the goggles.
2) Measure out 2 liters of the Hydrogen peroxide and pour it in one of the mixing bowls
3)Pour a litre of distilled water in the same mixing bowl and add sodium carbonate to it.
4) put 0.4 grams of copper (II) sulfate in the other bowl.
5) Make the luminol (if you haven't already), measure out 0.2 grams of it and pour it with the copper (II) sulfate.
If you want to start the reaction and then put it into the glow stick, mix the bowls now, like in the other site.
If you want to make a glow stick, continue with my addendum.
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6)Get the contents of the luminol bowl into the smaller glass container. Place the glass tube in the plastic tube.
7)Get the contents of the hydrogen peroxide bown into the plastic tube and seal it.
Now, when you want to bend the glow stick, the chemicals will combine and react.
2) Measure out 2 liters of the Hydrogen peroxide and pour it in one of the mixing bowls
3)Pour a litre of distilled water in the same mixing bowl and add sodium carbonate to it.
4) put 0.4 grams of copper (II) sulfate in the other bowl.
5) Make the luminol (if you haven't already), measure out 0.2 grams of it and pour it with the copper (II) sulfate.
If you want to start the reaction and then put it into the glow stick, mix the bowls now, like in the other site.
If you want to make a glow stick, continue with my addendum.
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6)Get the contents of the luminol bowl into the smaller glass container. Place the glass tube in the plastic tube.
7)Get the contents of the hydrogen peroxide bown into the plastic tube and seal it.
Now, when you want to bend the glow stick, the chemicals will combine and react.