2006-08-23 10:45:09 · 9 answers · asked by Mortimer Pratchett 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Water has dissolved gases in it, namely oxygen. However, oxygen, which is non-polar, doesn't particularily like being dissolved in polar water, so it will readily come out of solution in the form of bubbles if it's allowed to sit there for a while.
2006-08-23 10:51:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
once you pour the water into the glass (from a bottle or the faucet) the fairly some air already interior the glass gets jumbled at the same time with the water and dissolves in it. throughout the evening and since the water cools this air is released in small bubbles. some are so small that stay "glued" to the facets of the glass. yet maximum escapes into the ambience
2016-12-11 13:59:16 · answer #2 · answered by briana 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to work in a pet/aquarium store when I was a teenager. It is a well known fact that tap water has a lot of dissolved gases, the most toxic of which is Chlorine, put in the tap water to kill germs. If you want to kill your tropical fish in minutes or less, just try putting them into straight tap water. Tap water needs to be "aged" which means leaving it out in an open container over night to allow all of the harmful gases to bubble out and escape, and be replaced by the proper amount of Oxygen, etc. from the air. Then your fish will be fine. What you did was perform an aging process on your glass of water. Now with all of the harmful gases gone, you can feel free to put your water into your fish tank!
2006-08-23 14:50:50 · answer #3 · answered by Sciencenut 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Water contains dissolved air. Cold water dissolves more air than warm water. As the water in your glass warmed up overnight, the solubility of the air decreased, and it came out of solution, and you saw bubbles.
2006-08-23 10:48:45 · answer #4 · answered by wibblytums 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A Dog/Cat named Bubbles?
2006-08-23 11:10:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Water typically contains dissolved air. When the pressure is reduced, the air gradually comes out of solution and shows up as bubbles.
2006-08-23 10:48:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That was a strange thing to do. The water was so confused by your actions that it started convulsing and therfore making bubbles.
2006-08-23 10:53:21 · answer #7 · answered by vanb11 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you talking about bubbles on the side of the glass ?
Was your room warm ?
2006-08-23 10:48:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What kind of experiment was that? What were you trying to prove?
2006-08-23 12:18:37 · answer #9 · answered by jsn77raider 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋