{"id":187,"date":"2019-02-01T06:14:24","date_gmt":"2019-02-01T06:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raisingalegacy.com\/?p=187"},"modified":"2019-04-24T18:35:03","modified_gmt":"2019-04-24T18:35:03","slug":"glow-in-the-dark-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raisingalegacy.com\/create\/glow-in-the-dark-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Glow in the dark water"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Tonic water was originally invented in Africa and South Asia by the British as a prophylactic treatment for malaria. \u00a0It contained carbonated water and quinine, with the quinine being the ingredient that treated malaria. Quinine is made from the bark of a cinchona tree, and gives the tonic water it\u2019s bitter taste. Today, tonic water is made in a similar way, but contains lower doses of quinine and has sweetener or fruit extract added. \u00a0The quinine is also the part that makes it glow under ultraviolet light, also known as black light.<\/p>\n

How does it glow?<\/h2>\n

When something absorbs light energy, it gets excited. \u00a0The glow we see occurs when it returns to its unexcited state and gives off light. \u00a0\u00a0This reaction can be seen in some types of rocks and minerals, chlorophyll, fish, and high-value dollars, to name a few. \u00a0(see more things here:\u00a0https:\/\/www.thoughtco.com\/what-glows-under-a-black-light-607615<\/a>) \u00a0Objects and toys that glow-in-the-dark follow the same process. \u00a0They contain a material called, phosphor, that makes this happen. \u00a0By exposing the object to light prior to use the phosphor takes in the light energy and slowly releases it causing it to give off the light that you can see. \u00a0In tonic water, the quinine gives off a green glow in the same way.<\/p>\n

How to make glow in the dark chlorophyll:<\/h2>\n

Halloween Science: Fluorescent Chlorophyll<\/a><\/blockquote>