It's widely known in science that energy cannot be destroyed nor created, it can only be changed. Light sticks and lightning bugs are all examples of this, and they also release light in dark or dim situations. This effect is called chemiluminescence, which is basically just light being released as a result of a chemical reaction. So to help demonstrate this I made my own lightning bug solution, using bleach, water, liquid lye, and luminol. When the substance are mixed together they emit a bright blue glow for about ten seconds as you can see.
This reaction is what happens when bonds break. When a bond is broken it releases energy, or even sometimes when a bond is formed. The compounds carrying oxygen in the reaction decompose, and allow the oxygens to oxidize the luminol all while emitting blue light. The substance in the dark appears blue, but when the lights were on it actually looked like a watered down apple juice. I'd hope for me to be able to keep using the lab so I can bring more cool experiments in, and for next week I hope to do something much cooler. See you next time!
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