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So today in Organic Chemistry we conducted one of the coolest experiments!

Brace yourselves for...

THE CHEMILUMINESCENCE

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OK, so what was I watching?

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I'd drink it.

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M.J., The Point Is..............:confused:

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I found it odd how there were all the Palm pre videos to the right. That relates how?

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M.J.'s video makes you think of Rosie Palm? :)

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:r:r:r Nooooooooooope :tu

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There was a blue liquid being stirred, right? Why all the excitment?

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All the excitment was I made it today in Chemistry.

And I uploaded it from a palm prix phone so I guess thats why all the vids came up from that.

Well... at least my Mom liked it.

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Sweet looking spinning liquid. You should get one of those robo stirs I see on TV it stirs so you dont have to. Then you can have glowing blue liquid all the time. So was it the chemicals that made the chemlight juice

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whats in it?

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We first synthesized Bis(2,4,6-trichlorophenyl) Oxalate, which was then dissolved with 9,10-diphenylanthracene in diethyl phthalate. The glowing began when a mixture of diethyl phthalate and 35% hydrogen peroxide was added to the former mixture.

I'm sure that's probably more then you wanted to know.

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lol dude, that rocks. Chemistry is awesome. It's not as cool as it's parent, but still awesome. That wasn't a cigar floating in there was it? :p I noticed that the speed of rotation would change, what caused that? Also, on the side of the page were a bunch of videos about Luminol; is that pretty much what you guys made?

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:tpd: :D

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We can control the speed of the spinning using the magnet in the hotplate (it makes stirring a lot easier!

I'm thinking that Luminol is pretty much similar to what we made.

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There are a few compounds that can be synthesized that exhibit chemiluminescence. I can't recall tham off the top of my head (I'm an Analytical Chemist, not an Organic Chemist). In science shows/demonstrations for kids, a lot of times, they will use indicators in acids and bases to evoke a color change. The cool thing about those is that 2 colorless solutions are mixed together (usually phenolpthalein is used as the indicator, which gives a pink final color) to get that colored solution.

When my job here ends, I think it would be cool to get into forensic chemistry. They do some cool stuff and use some cool technology.

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I took Analytical Chem last semester, and let me tell you, it kicked my butt!
I really like those experiments thats use color change indicators (although titrations are a PITA.)

Forensic Chem would be a really fun area to get into!

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Should I try this at home?

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I got this far and my mind seized up.


Flashbacks, dude, terrible flashbacks!

Pre-med students!

Bad grading curves where an 84 = F!

Too much memorization!

AAAAAAAAAAAIIIIEEE!

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Get that cigar out of there!!!
Cool

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So thats how Drew infuses his acids

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I thought you pulled a me and instead of dropping a cigar in the river you dropped it in some glow in the dark liquid in chemistry class and decided to spin it and video tape it. now that I read the other posts I see that is not the case.

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Did well in Analytical in college (always knew I was going into Chemistry, though). Love the investigative aspect of it. i.e. Give me a sample, and eventually I'll tell you what's in it, and how much of what is in it. :)


Memorization is ALL O-Chem is!!!!

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2 of the 4 Chem professors are analytical chemists by background. (although it may be more). I guess I enjoyed using the instrumentation but analytical is just so.. ANAL.

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Yeah... thanks Sir Mixalot So dumb it down for me a touch. Where any of the chemicals blue and glowing or did they interact that way? I find stuff like that very interesting and some do hope to know some of that stuff. The only chemistry I know is that vast quantities of alcohol introduced to the male species makes women look much better. ;s Neat stuff though

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Shhh...that's not supposed to be public knowledge. :p

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I had to stop watching the room started spinning...

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Both chemicals were clear and transparent before mixing.

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Thats the best way yet, I have seen to make Koolaid!

This. I had strong pre-med grades until org chem. Then I became a history major. ;)
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Cool stuff there. I give it :tu :tu!

I hate titrating! Sux!

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I did not like organic chemistry in college and the 4 hour+ labs were the worst. Ironically i deal with organic chemistry everyday now...I much preferred inorganic chemistry but that was me.
Very cool video MJ.

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Chemistry rocks! When I was in San Diego, Peter did this experiment over and over and over again!

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a.../pnoonchem.jpg

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:pn