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  2. From blowing frozen bubbles to throwing boiling water: The ...

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    This experiment can be tested with different solutions to create the longest-lasting bubbles. Many people add glycerin, which gives the bubbles strength, according to Scientific American.

  3. Glycerol - Wikipedia

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    Triglyceride 3 NaOH / H 2 O Δ 3 × soap 3 × glycerol Triglycerides can be saponified with sodium hydroxide to give glycerol and fatty sodium salt or soap. Typical plant sources include soybeans or palm. Animal-derived tallow is another source. From 2000 to 2004, approximately 950,000 tons per year were produced in the United States and Europe; 350,000 tons of glycerol were produced in the U ...

  4. Soap bubble - Wikipedia

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    A soap bubble Girl blowing bubbles Many bubbles make foam. A soap bubble (commonly referred to as simply a bubble) is an extremely thin film of soap or detergent and water enclosing air that forms a hollow sphere with an iridescent surface. Soap bubbles usually last for only a few seconds before bursting, either on their own or on contact with ...

  5. Dishwashing liquid - Wikipedia

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    Dishwashing liquid with water and additional ingredients such as glycerin and sugar produces a bubble-blowing solution. [26] Dishwashing liquid can clean delicate clothing fabrics such as hosiery and lingerie. [27] Dishwashing liquid in a dilute solution can make decals and vinyl graphics easier to position when applying. [28] [29]

  6. Bumping (chemistry) - Wikipedia

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    The hardest part of bubble formation is the initial formation of the bubble; once a bubble has formed, it can grow quickly. Because the liquid is typically above its boiling point, when the liquid finally starts to boil, a large vapor bubble is formed that pushes the liquid out of the test tube, typically at high speed.

  7. Why Every Dermatologist Loves Glycerin

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    Hyaluronic acid is more expensive than glycerin and, as Belkin points out, requires combining it with occlusive-type moisturizers to keep the hydration locked in. “Hyaluronic acid is thinner and ...

  8. Bubble (physics) - Wikipedia

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    Air bubbles rising from a scuba diver in water A soap bubble floating in the air. A bubble is a globule of a gas substance in a liquid. In the opposite case, a globule of a liquid in a gas, is called a drop. [1] Due to the Marangoni effect, bubbles may remain intact when they reach the surface of the immersive substance.

  9. Salting out - Wikipedia

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    To separate glycerin from the soap, the pasty boiling mass is treated with brine (NaCl solution). Contents of the kettle salt out (separate) into an upper layer that is a curdy mass of impure soap and a lower layer that consists of an aqueous salt solution with the glycerin dissolved in it.