Soap Solution
Bubble Properties
Bubble Science
100
  • This chemical is the key ingredient in most bubble solutions.

Soap or detergent, typically dish soap

100
  • What shape do bubbles typically take?

Bubbles typically take a sphere shape.

100
  • What happens that causes a bubble to appear to have colors?

A bubble appears to have colors because of light reflection and interference (causing a rainbow-like colors).

200

Water, plus this, make up most bubble solutions.

Soap or dish detergent

200
  • What is the name for the thin film of liquid that forms the walls of a bubble?

It is called a soap film

200
  • What is the term for the air trapped inside a soap film?

The term for air trapped inside a soap film is a bubble. A bubble is formed when a thin film of soap and water surrounds and traps air inside.

300
  • The amount of this added to water is crucial for bubble making.

Soap or detergent

300
  • What happens to a bubble when it encounters a dry surface?

It usually pops

300
  • Why do bubbles pop when they touch something dry? 



Bubbles pop when they touch something because the soap film gets disturbed or breaks.
400

The soap Solution forms a thin wall around air, making this.

What is a bubble?

400

Bubbles pop when this part of their wall dries out or breaks.

What is the soap film or liquid layer?

400

This colorful effect you see on bubbles is caused by light bouncing off the soap film.

What are rainbow colors?

500

Too much of this in the soap Solution can make bubbles pop faster.

What is soap?

500
This helps bubbles stay together by making water less "sticky" so it can stretch.

What is soap or detergent?

500

When a bubble touches this kind of surface, it usually pops.

what is a dry surface?

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