2007-01-01 00:08:17 · 4 answers · asked by subzerofun 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Theres a reason why it is bubbling, please just answer.
2007-01-01 00:12:54 · update #1
A soap bubble uses the physical properties of the soap and glycerine together with the water to create a thin-walled bubble. As light bounces off the inner and outer sides of this bubble, interference occurs which causes the colours to appear.
Pure water does not make bubbles, because the surface tension tears them apart. So the only kind of bubble you will see with pure water is an air bubble underwater. Unlike a soap-film bubble, an underwater air bubble has only one surface, so there is no place for interference to occur and there are no iridescent colours. However, since the index of refraction of the air (about 1.0) is lower than the water (about 1.33), the air bubble exhibits a great deal of total external reflection, which is not the same as soap bubble colour but is very pretty in its own way.
2007-01-01 01:06:50 · answer #1 · answered by poorcocoboiboi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any film that is thin enough and is transparent causes colorful reflections. Its a property of how light works and has to to with the thickness of the film, in your case the bubble walls.
2007-01-01 00:17:30 · answer #2 · answered by Tony O 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends on the kind of light that your using
2007-01-01 00:29:35 · answer #3 · answered by Lionel M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
would regular water bubble??? wouldn't that then be boiling??
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2007-01-01 00:11:54 · answer #4 · answered by who me? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋