Chemiluminescence. View of three different colours of "light tubes" displaying chemiluminescence. These tubes glow because a chemical reaction is taking place. At rest,the tubes contain two chemicals separated by a brittle barrier. When the tubes are shaken,the barrier breaks,and the chemicals mix and react. Like the emission of heat,emission of light is one way of releasing energy during a chemical reaction. Photons of light are produced when excited electrons inside atoms change from a high-energy orbit to a low- energy orbit. Luminescence is the emission of light for any reason other than a rise in temperature | |
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