Can I make a radioluminescent substance at home?

Subject: Can I make a radioluminescent substance at home?

Date: Fri Feb 2 10:30:58 2001
Posted by Brian
Grade level: grad (science) School: none
City: Warrenville State/Province: IL Country: U.S.A.
Area of science: Physics
ID: 981127858.Ph

Message:


If I took some old radioactive lantern mantles that were dipped in thorium 
sulutions, burn them into an ash, then add zinc sulfide, mix it up, would 
it glow in the dark?  Do radioactive lantern mantles have enough activity 
to cause a phosphorescent material to emit light, like zinc sulfide?

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