THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN BAKING SODA VINEGAR AND DRY ICE TO MAKE

THE BUBBLES LEVITATE

A Research Paper
Presented to
STI College-Batangas

Senior High School Department

In Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Strand of
Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics

By:
Devy Serine G. Abante
Gilbert D. Albania
John Rick P. Dimayuga
Aira Mae M. Mercado
Jamaica Jean C. Tolentino

2018
 CHAPTER I

THE PROBLEM AND IT’S BACKGROUND

This chapter includes the background of the study, statement of the problem,

significance of the study, scope delimitation and limitations, and definition of terms.

Introduction

Soap bubbles have always been a source of entertainment for children. Even

adults are fascinated by it. However, bubbles do not last very long and they either burst

on their own or by upon collision with other bubbles. Soap bubbles are created by the

surface tension of a fluid. Bubbles cannot be created by water alone- the mixture of

dishwashing liquid in the water helps to stabilize the bubble.

A soap bubble is an extremely thin film of soapy water enclosing air that forms a

hollow sphere with an iridescent surface. The secret to make a good bubble is surface

tension, a bond that holds water molecules together. When the surface tension of water

is combine with the soap or detergent, it becomes elastic. This springy quality is what

makes bubbles possible.

Bubbles float because they are only slightly heavier than the air around them. If

left unpopped, bubbles will pop on their own as the solution settles to the bottom of the

bubbles, making the top of the bubble too thin.

The liquid shell of a bubble is always pulling inward due to the phenomenon

known as surface tension. The water molecules try to minimize the surface area of the
bubble. A sphere is the shape with the least amount of surface area while containing

volume.

The colors of a soap bubble come from reflections of the white light that falls on

the bubble. White light, such as from the sun or from a light bulb, contains light of all

colors. Light has waves, and the length of the wave, from crest to crest, determines the

color of the light. When light reflects from a bubble, some of each wave reflects at the

outside surface of the soap film. Some light travels through the soap film, and reflects

from the inside surface of the film. Waves of light reflected from the inner and outer

surfaces of the film of a soap bubble can interfere with each other. Where the crests of

the light waves reflected from the inner and outer surfaces of the film meet, the intensity

of the light increases. If the crest of a wave reflected from the inner surface meets the

valley of a wave from the outer surface, the intensity of the light will be diminished.

Whether the crest of a wave meets another crest or a valley is determined by the length

of the wave and by the thickness of the film. If the thickness of the film is a multiple of

the wavelength of the light, the crests of waves reflected from the inner surface will

meet the crests of waves reflected from the outer surfaces. If the thickness of the film is

an odd multiple of half the wavelength, the crests of the waves reflected from the inner

surface will meet the valleys of the waves reflected from the outer surface. Because the

thickness of the film varies and the wavelength of the light determines its color, different

areas of the bubble will have different colors. The colors of a film of oil on a wet parking

lot are produced in the same way as the colors of a soap bubble.

Statement of the Problem

 This study aims to determine the differences between baking soda vinegar, and

dry ice to the bubbles levitate.

Specifically, it seeks to answer the following questions:

1. What are the procedures to make the bubbles levitate using:

1.1 baking soda vinegar; and

1.2 dry ice

2. What are the reaction formed from the baking soda vinegar, and dry ice that

helps the bubbles to stay afloat?

3. How bubbles from baking soda vinegar, and dry ice differ from one another in

terms of:

3.1 size; and

3.2 time capacity

Significance of the Study

The researcher’s viewed that concerned groups and individual may benefit from

the findings of this study. This paper can differentiate the two ingredients being used.

This research study is really worth making because it can contribute:

To the scientist, this study will be helpful on giving a right procedure to make a

long lasting levitating bubbles.

To the students, this study can help to not produce ephemeral action.

To the science teachers, this research paper serves as guide to indoctrinate their

student about producing carbon dioxide (CO 2) using different compound such as

sodium bicarbonate, acetic acid and dry ice.

 To the future researchers, this research will serve as their guide or reference

material for their study that will be conducted in the near future.

Scope, Delimitation and Limitations

In order to specify the coverage, the scope and delimitation of the study is

included and considered on our experiment.

This study focuses on the differences of baking soda vinegar and dry ice to make

the bubbles levitate. The researcher’s started to try the experiment on the month of

December and will present it on February 2019. The study only covered the significant

relationship, differences and the effectiveness of baking soda vinegar and dry ice to

help the bubbles levitate. The study have some unavoidable limitations. Like, because

of the limited resources, the researchers were having a hard time to gather different

information related to their topic.

Moreover, this study focuses on finding out if soap bubbles will able to stay afloat

longer in different concoction. And also, to compare how long it can takes when the

bubbles float in baking soda vinegar reaction and dry ice.