How do glow sticks work? – Europium Zone

Question: How do glow sticks work?
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  glow sticks,
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Asked by koala27512 to Ali on 20 Nov 2014.
- Alison Thomson answered on 20 Nov 2014:
  
  Glow sticks have two chemicals in them (hydrogen peroxide and biphenyl oxalate). When you mix them together they give off light! The different colours are achieved by adding different coloured dyes to the mixtures.
  
  Good question!

Question: How do glow sticks work?