Color and light are the focus of this long-awaited fifth volume in the Chemical Demonstrations series, which describes demonstrations that effectively communicate science to both students and general audiences. Using full color illustrations, the book provides meticulous instructions for safely demonstrating colorful phenomena and illustrating scientific principles. A rich introductory section explores the science of color and light, outlines the chemical processes of vision, and explains what happens when visual information enters the human eye and is perceived by the brain. With more than fifty demonstrations and multiple procedures included, this volume offers abundant opportunities to arouse and sustain interest in science for both classroom and public presentations. Each demonstration includes: •    a brief description of the demonstration •    a materials list •    a step-by-step account of procedures to be used •    an explanation of the potential hazards involved •    information on safely storing and disposing the chemicals used •    a full discussion of the phenomena displayed and principles illustrated •    a list of references. Created by acclaimed chemists and science educators Bassam Shakhashiri and his collaborators Rodney Schreiner and Jerry Bell, these demonstrations make an impressive addition to the earlier volumes, which have been lauded for guiding teachers and scientists in effectively communicating science. Like all volumes in the series, Volume 5 communicates chemistry using pedagogical knowledge to enhance the effectiveness of demonstrations to all audiences.Table of Contents: EMISSION SPECTRUM FROM A CANDLE FLAME   TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE OF THE EMISSION SPECTRUM FROM AN INCANDESCENT LAMP   EMISSION SPECTRA FROM GAS DISCHARGE LAMPS   COLORED FLAMES FROM METAL IONS   LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES: VOLTAGE AND TEMPERATURE EFFECTS   ELECTROGENERATED CHEMILUMINESCENCE   CHEMILUMINESCENCE (CROSS REFERENCE TO 11 DEMONSTRATIONS IN CHAPTER 2, VOLUME 1)   CHEMILUMINESCENCE FROM THE N2O/CS2 REACTION   LIGHT ENERGY CONVERSION TO THERMAL ENERGY   REFRACTION AND DIFFRACTION   OBSERVING TRANSMISSION SPECTRA OF DYES   DICHROIC GLASS: TRANSMISSION VERSUS REFLECTION   IRIDESCENCE FROM A POLYMER FILM   PHOTOELECTRIC EFFECT   TYNDALL EFFECT (CROSS REFERENCE TO DEMONSTRATION 9.41, VOLUME 3 WITH ADDED POLARIZATION OF SCATTERED LIGHT)   RAINBOW BARBER POLE   SUGAR SOLUTION BETWEEN POLARIZERS (CROSS REFERENCE TO DEMONSTRATION 9.51, VOLUME 3)   BIREFRINGENCE OF CALCITE   LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY THROUGH POLARIZER   LASER LIGHT IS POLARIZED   ADDITIVE COLOR MIXING   SUBTRACTIVE PRIMARY COLORS   PERCEPTION OF BRIGHTNESS IS RELATIVE   HERMANN GRID ILLUSION   FINDING THE BLIND SPOT   THE LAND EFFECT: COLOR VISION IS RELATIVE   SATURATION OF THE RETINA   PERSISTENCE OF VISION   IMPRECISION OF PERIPHERAL VISION   PULFRICH PHENOMENON: PERCEPTION OF MOTION   FLUORESCENCE AND PHOSPHORESCENCE OF BIPHENYL   FLUORESCENCE QUENCHING OF QUININE BY HALIDES   DIFFERENTIATION OF FLUORESCENCE AND PHOSPHORESCENCE   PHOSPHORESCENCE EXCITATION: ENERGY AND COLOR RELATIONSHIP   QUENCHING PHOSPORESCENCE WITH LIGHT   THERMAL QUENCHING OF PHOSPHORESCENCE   RESONANCE EMISSION FROM IODINE   PHOTOCHEMICAL BLEACHING OF THIONIN   PHOTOCHROMIC METHYLENE BLUE SOLUTION   PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTION OF CHLORINE AND HYDROGEN (CROSS REFERENCE TO DEMONSTRATION 1.45, VOLUME 1)   SOLVENT EFFECTS ON SPIROPYRAN PHOTOCHROMISM AND EQUILIBRIA   PHOTOCHEMICAL FORMATION OF RADICALS   A COPPER OXIDE PHOTOCELL   PHOTOBLEACHING OF CAROTENE   MAKING A CYANOTYPE   AN IRON(III)-OXALATE ACTINOMETER   PHOTOREDUCTION OF SILVER HALIDE   PHOTOCHEMISTRY OF SODIUM NITROPRUSSIDE   PHOTOCHROMISM IN ULTRAVIOLET SENSITIVE BEADS   PHOTODISSOCIATION OF BROMINE AND BROMINATION OF HYDROCARBONS   XEROGRAPHIC EFFECT