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What compound will cause hemoglobin in blood to fluoresce
under black light?

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Answer:

luminol I believe!

Step-by-step explanation:

When chemically treated, blood can fluoresce. Commonly used to create this chemiluminescence is luminol, a reagent that reacts with the catalase in the heme of the hemoglobin in the blood.

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