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Black Light

By Janice VanCleave

The phosphors in the scorpion's exoskeleton have a turquoise glow under a black light.

What is a Black Light? What are Phosphors? “Black Light” seems to be an erroneous name because when a black light is turned on in a dark room, everything is bathed in a beautiful purple color. But what you do not see is the  ultraviolet radiation that is being emitted. In black lights, the radiation […]

Filed Under: Physics Tagged With: black light, phosphors, ultraviolet radiation, UVA, UVB, visible light

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