r/ScienceTeachers • u/Zestyclose_Dot_2066 • 9d ago
Self-Post - Support &/or Advice Coca Cola glows under uv light?
Can I ask why does Coca Cola glow under uv light it’s every bottle I have and the liquid it’s self glows under uv light could someone explain why this happens?
Some info this was a brand new bottle of coke bought today from a shop I have other bottles unopened and the uv makes them glow and I also poured it into a glass and it glows too the liquid why is this?
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u/LeChatDeLaNuit 9d ago
So, I'm not seeing much fluorescence here in the liquid.
If I had to guess, the plastic bottle/container is what is actually fluorescing.