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Luminol Synthesis Lab Report

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In 1895, two scientists named Wiedemann and Schmid, dissolved cathode-ray irriaded alkali halides such as NaCl, NaBr, KCl, and KBr, in water. They noticed a very weak bluish light. They also detected light production when irriaded calcium carbonate was “attacked” by aqueous hydrochloracetic acid, or phosphoric acid4. Later in 1928, a chemist by the name of Albrecht discovered a specific chemical, that when placed in an aqueous alkaline solution emitted a blue-green light with a fair amount of intensity. Along with the light, virtually no heat was produced. This solution contained hydrogen peroxide along with a catalyst. The catalyst was an alkaline medium with a pH between ten and eleven. This specific chemical was to later on be called

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