Exploring Fluorescence using a Laser

If you’ve ever wondered how glow in the dark toys stay bright even in the dark, this activity is just for you! When light hits a material, it’s either reflected, transmitted, or absorbed as we discovered with the gummy bear activity earlier. However, certain materials will absorb one wavelength and emit an entirely different wavelength, and when this happens it’s called “fluorescence”.  Let’s do an experiment first, and then we’ll go over why it does what it does.

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