Question

How is sonoluminescence similar to what we see in fireworks?​

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Explanation:

Sonoluminescence is a phenomenon in which small gas bubbles burst to produce light when intense sound wave is introduced. Thus, it can be said that sound energy is converted to light energy here. This is similar to the process of how fire crackers work except that sonoluminescence occurs in a liquid medium while firecrackers work in solid media. In firecrackers, when the tip is lit with fire, the initial explosion is caused by the expansion of some nitrogen and carbon present in some constituent compounds, this explosion produces heat which causes some other constituent chemicals in the firecracker to quickly react and produce light. Thus, this can also be said to convert sound energy to light energy and are thus similar to what occurs in sonoluminescence.