Turning on the Light: Lessons from Luminescence.

O'Hara, Patricia B.; Engelson, Carol; St. Peter, Wayne

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ERIC Number: EJ726118

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Publication Date: 2005-Jan-1

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Turning on the Light: Lessons from Luminescence

O'Hara, Patricia B.; Engelson, Carol; St. Peter, Wayne

Journal of Chemical Education, v82 n1 p49 Jan 2005

Some of the processes by which light is emitted without a simultaneous change in temperature are discussed and is classified as luminescence or cold light. Luminescent processes include triboluminescence, fluorescence, phosphorescence, chemiluminescence, and bioluminescence.

Descriptors: Lighting, Climate, Science Education, Chemistry

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