If you spilled your fluorescein solution at your lab station, briefly describe what your instructor will notice at the end of the lab in the presence of UV light.

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Baby Cakes

27 March, 16:43

If you spilled your fluorescein solution at your lab station, briefly describe what your instructor will notice at the end of the lab in the presence of UV light.

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Blackie · Answer 1

The instructor will see a green glow where you spilled the fluorescein solution.

Fluorescein fluoresces at 512 nm when it absorbs UV light. That is, it emits green light.

Aiyana · Answer 2

It gives out a blue-green glow

Explanation:

fluorescein is a substances used in eye drops. It is a florescent material. When exposed to ultraviolet light, it gives out a greenish glow.

Hence if it is accidentally spilled in the lab, when the instructor investigates the spilled substance under ultraviolet light and discovers a greenish slow. He will immediately confirm the spilled substance as fluorescein