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kesavan
Jan 4, 2008, 07:50 AM
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andreafc
Jan 11, 2008, 04:46 AM
My intuitive answer is that A would get smaller and B bigger, until the pressures equal out after a while.
PolluxCastor
Jan 13, 2008, 05:54 PM
The forces at work in the soap bubble get weaker as the membrane gets thinner. My 2 cents says the smaller bubble contracts and the larger expands.
PolluxCastor
Jan 14, 2008, 04:40 PM
More info:
The pressure difference (Inside - Outside) is inversely proportional to the radius of the bubble. The smaller the bubble is, the more force the bubble's surface tension exerts.
This is why a small bubble is always a sphere, whereas a large bubble can be elongated and varying.