2007-01-28 07:22:46 · 7 answers · asked by Katie bug 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
soap is basically animal fat or lard with a bit of acid and a few colours and some scents chucked in. But the answer to the "white bubble" question lies in physics.
When you make your bubbles in the bath as you play with your rubber ducky, the bubbles have a hollow bit in the middle and a thin layer of liquid on the outside. This layer of liquid is not perfectly transparent but stops some of the light coming through. So there's less light on the inside of the bubble than on the outside of the bubble.
2007-01-28 07:29:14 · answer #1 · answered by TwinkaTee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably becuase the color content inside of the soap is so low, when mixed with so much bath water you can't see the color. The soap matter itself though builds up into bubble form on top.
2007-01-28 07:28:38 · answer #2 · answered by kcdude 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The bubbles are white for the same reason that a glass of water looks clear and without color, but in the pool it looks blue or in some cases green. The air also looks clear, but when you see a whole sky full of air it looks sky blue. So the light has not passed through enough liquid or air to become colored enough to see. ~
2007-01-28 07:53:09 · answer #3 · answered by Pey 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The bubble bath is tinted with dyes, once in the water they fade and leave only the white soapy bubbles.
2007-01-28 07:27:07 · answer #4 · answered by jypsiiie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont know. but i like to eat the bubbles. YUM.
2007-01-28 07:32:55 · answer #5 · answered by >_< 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they now have other colors.
2007-01-28 07:28:11 · answer #6 · answered by kallmetigger 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
good question i have no clue.
2007-01-28 07:27:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋