How a glowstick works.
<ol><li>Plastic casing holds both chemicals.</li>
<li>Inner glass vial holds Hydrogen Peroxide.</li>
<li>Phenyl Oxalate and fluorescent dye solution.</li>
<li>Hydrogen Peroxide solution.</li>
<li>The chemicals react when the inner glass vial is broken and the solutions mix, causing them to glow.</li></ol>
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