Tonic water glows in the dark
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where is it used : |
Tonic Water is carbonated, it has a chemical called quinine at is made from bark tree which can give water a bitter taste. However today, because its used for food, sweeteners get added to it. Under the Black light, the quinine in the water lights up bright blue. The fluoresces absorb light energy to turn to excited and then it releases as it returns to normal. Adding more, when colors get mixed it only makes it change colors from its original color, also it still edible.
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Tonic water is used in parties to create fun lights inside drinks, and also can be used to make cakes. However, most people try to prepare Jell-O with tonic water to make is glow.
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Quinine: was originally used as a malaria treatment during the days of colonial India. Naturally found in the bark of the cinchona tree found in the Peruvian Andes, one legend of its discovery claims that a South American Indian suffering from malaria took a drink from a pool of water contaminated with cinchona tree and it cured his fever. However, today quinine becomes in small round shapes that look like pills, and you can safely put it inside the water. After couple of minutes the quinine dissolves in water which then creates the light bright blue.