Yes but only that moment, it would not glow in the dark like those green caps do.I wonder if i would still fluoresce under a 405nm as the florescent dye is still in the stick:thinking:
Nope, it's completely seperated from the rest of the chemicals.Wouldn't there be some indication if the laser was breaking down the H2O2 inside the vial?
Wow, report back with your findings, just don't ruin all your glowsticks. I've seen the once, very cool fun stuffEudaimonium I know the peroxide is isolated in the vial, and that's where I was wondering if any action could be seen. I think I have some sticks somewhere which I'll try to find later today to experiment with. I will hit them with 405/532/650 to see what happens.
No thanks, I don't find much need for them anyhow. When I'll need some, I'll let you knowEudaimonium, want me to send you some glowsticks? They're 25 for £1 here.
Wait, does Hydrogen Peroxide decompose in the light naturaly?No, it's the TCPO based part that become decomposed from the UV part of the light, and stop to react with the H2O2, not the H2O2 that become decomposed.
This is also valid for the small amount of UV present in the ambient light, also if more slow process ..... in fact, if you unseal a glowstick from its lightproof pack and left it in ambient light for a week or two, it don't work anymore, when you break the H2O2 vial.
This reaction can be slowed down a lot from low temperatures, but is constant, once the fluorescent liquid is exposed to light, regardless the fact that the light is the one produced from the reaction or any external source.
Well the bottle itself is sealed, it's just that it's in a corner of a room waiting usage, not in some box kept dark.Eudaimonium, H2O2 naturally decompose slowly, also if not left at light ..... better way to slow down this, is to keep it sealed.
Anyway, is not this that decompose in glow sticks, when exposed to light, is the rest