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They contain chemicals, some of which are in a fragile glass (or possibly brittle plastic) container to keep them separated. When you snap the stick, the internal container breaks and allows the chemicals to mix, starting the reaction that produces the light.
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What happens when you snap a glow stick to make it glow?
When you snap a glow stick to make it glow, it will glow.
What happens when you break a glow stick?
You you break a glow stick it will be shorter in size and may not glow well.
What happens if you take 2 styrofoam cups and fill one with cold water and one with hot water and drop a glow stick in each?
The glow stick in the cold water will not glow as bright as the glow stick in the hot water because when you cool the glow stick down, the chemical process will slow down. The glow stick in the hot water will glow brighter but for a shorter period of time.
How long does a glow stick glow?
Glow sticks can last over 4 days if you get the right ones. It usually depends on the colour and size of your glow stick. To make the glow stick last longer throw it in the fridge freezer to slow the chemical reaction down.
Why do glowsticks glow?
A light stick or glow stick is a plastic tube with a vial in it. The instructions say to snap the stick from the middle section. When you snap the tube, it breaks the glass vial. This allows the chemicals in the glass to mix with the chemicals stored in the plastic. Once the substances contact each other, the chemical reaction causes light! The common light sticks use a solution of hydrogen peroxide that is kept separate from a solution of phenyl oxalate ester together with a florescent dye. The color of dye determines the color of the light stick when the solutions are mixed. This results in a fun, colorful light used in carnivals, Halloween and many other festivities. Glow one today!
What happens when you snap a glow stick to make it glow?
When you snap a glow stick to make it glow, it will glow.
Who made the glow stick?
You snap it. And sometimes you have to shake it too.
What happens when you break a glow stick?
You you break a glow stick it will be shorter in size and may not glow well.
When you snap a glow stick what does the snapping the tube do and how does it lead to chemical reaction?
I just had to do a project exactly on this, When you snap a glow stick a chemical change happens. A glow stick has an outer tube (the bendy one) and an inner glass tube (the one you hear cracking). By snapping a glow stick you are cracking open the inner tube which hold chemicals, the outer tube has phenyl oxalate and fluorescent dye in it, and the inner glass tube has a hydrogen peroxide solution in it. When these chemicals are released and come together, it releases energy in the form of light, thus, making a chemical change. So when you do your favorite activity with a glow stick, cracking it (admit it, it's your favorite part), you are breaking the inner glass tube, which then releases the hydrogen peroxide solution into the phenyl oxalate/dye solution, creating an enchantingly glowing stick of light! hope this was helpful! - Jessica
Who created glow stick?
The person who invented the glow stick is Thomas Edison
What is a glow stick made of.?
a glow stick is made of egg yolk and then t
Is a glow stick endothermic or exothermic?
a glow stick can be a endothermic or exothermic reaction
Wheres the glow stick in early poptropica?
the glow stick is in the well ☺♥
What do you do with the glow stick on poptropica?
you get the glow stick in the left hand side of the corner in the tunnel
Who invented the glow stick?
In the early 1960s Edwin A. Chandross invented the glow stick.
What happens if you take 2 styrofoam cups and fill one with cold water and one with hot water and drop a glow stick in each?
The glow stick in the cold water will not glow as bright as the glow stick in the hot water because when you cool the glow stick down, the chemical process will slow down. The glow stick in the hot water will glow brighter but for a shorter period of time.
Which dark cave is the glow stick in on Early Poptropica?
The dark cave is not where the glow stick is, but rather where it is needed. The glow stick is down in the well in Early Poptropica village.
