Answer #127

The answer is (a): the larger bubble will become larger and the smaller bubble will become smaller.

Like the balloon experiment of Question #5, this question involves surface tension. The surface tension of the bubble becomes less as the bubble becomes larger and thinner. Therefore it exerts less force on the air within the bubble, producing less pressure.


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