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Saif Hamdan

21 September 2010

Chemistry I Honors

Mrs. Maffei

Bubble Lab

Purpose: The purpose is to determine the superlative amalgamation of glycerin and bubble juice
to inflate the biggest bubble.

Hypothesis: The blend of fifteen drops of glycerin and seven milliliters of bubble juice will
produce the bubble with the longest diameter and the largest area.

Safety: For this lab, safety goggles are mandatory and horseplay is unacceptable.

Materials:

• One straw
• Two pipettes
• Approximately thirty milliliters of bubble juice
• Approximately ten milliliters of glycerin
• Three plastic cups of any size
• One metric ruler

Procedure:

1. Take five drops from the glycerin and add it to the empty plastic cup using a pipette.
2. Add seven milliliters of bubble juice to the same plastic cup using a different pipette.
3. Gently shake the cup with the two substances, merging them together.
4. Slowly pour the amalgamated mixture onto the counter top.
5. Use the straw to blow into the mixed substance.
6. After the bubble is blown and burst, measure the diameter of its residue on the counter.
7. Record the measurement, and then repeat the experiment twice again using the same
amount of bubble juice, but use sixteen drops of glycerin the second time and fifteen
drops the third time.

Data:

Amount of Glycerin Amount of Bubble Juice Measure of Diameter of Bubble

#1 5 drops 7 mL 3.56 cm

#2 16 drops 7 mL 16.21 cm
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#3 15 drops 7 mL 11.29 cm

Analysis:

1. Area of Solution One:

A=πr2 r=3.562= 1.78 A=π1.782 A=π3.17 A=9.96 cm2

Area of Solution Two: A=206.4 cm2

Area of Solution Three: A=100.1 cm2

2. I changed the amount of glycerin drops used for each solution. The changed variable is
called the Independent variable and it always lies on the x-axis.
3. The “responding variable” was the diameter of the bubble. It is also called the Dependent
variable and always lies on the y-axis.
4. Glycerin and bubble juice were the only two substances used throughout the experiment,
the temperature of the room was kept the same, and the surface used to pour the solution
on was the same.
5. The experiment would be more accurate if the intensity of the air blown through the
straw could be kept equivalent with every solution.
6. The second solution, with 16 drops of glycerin, produced the biggest bubble.
7. & 8.

9. According to the graph, the diameter of a bubble with 20 drops of glycerin would be
approximately 18.2 cm.

10. Extrapolations allow scientists to do experiments on smaller, more accurate scales, and
then they can extrapolate the results for a larger number.

11. & 12.

13. As shown in the graph, the area of a bubble formed with 10 drops of glycerin is
approximately 80 cm2.

Conclusion:

1. The mixture that produced the biggest diameter and area of a bubble was the
amalgamation of 16 drops of glycerin and 7 millimeters of bubble juice. Therefore, my
hypothesis was wrong because the solution with 15 drops of glycerin and 7 millimeters
of bubble juice did not generate the largest bubble.
2. In order to control the variables better in this experiment, each group of students should
be provided with a standardized electronic air pump, all of the groups should get the
glycerin and bubble juice from the same container, and the experiment should be
repeated three times for each blend, achieving the most accurate measurement possible.
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