Why does soap create suds

Mar 5, That's awesome, billy!! Let us know how your science project goes! Asia May 11, Yes soap does make bubbles because the soap is made with bubbles and what they make to make soap creates bubbles.

May 12, Thanks for learning more about soap with this Wonder, Asia! May 10, Hi Tuo! Glad you checked out this Wonder! Say hi to Bud for us! I think it's because soap gets wet to make bubble's. Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Zane! Kyla May 4, May 4, So glad you enjoyed this one! Isabel May 3, May 3, Two of our favorite things! Ryan May 2, SilverKitten09 May 3, May 2, A good one to Wonder about! Thanks for stopping by to Wonder with us, Ryan! Love to Wonder May 3, Love it!

Thanks for being so positive! Thanks for sharing, Bud! We are so glad you learned something new with us! Zoey Edji May 1, Luna May 1, By the way I liked the wonder of the day!! Olivia Apr 30, Sudsing up your sponge before doing your dishes just makes everything feel more However, suds definitely do not equal cleaning power, even if a lot of people think they do! Does air trapped in pockets clean? The soap or saponified molecules in water are the ones doing the actual cleaning! But because we believe suds equal clean, many commercial manufacturers add chemicals in to specifically create bubbles, foam, and soap!

But why? What is the meaning of all this? Soap molecules have two important sides, kind of like a magnet! One of these sides is attracted to water and the other is attracted to dirt but repelled by water. I've blown soap bubbles on a watchglass glued to the bottom of a jar with a large mouth. Once I've sealed the jar the environment will support the bubble for quite a long time. Glycerin--C 3 H 5 OH 3 , which can be bought in drugstores--is often included as well. Bubbles eventually burst once the layer of water evaporates, but adding glycerin lengthens the life span of bubbles.

Glycerin forms weak hydrogen bonds with water, delaying evaporation. Dry air or dry hands can still burst a bubble, however. Invented by Taiwanese bubble solution expert Jackie Lin, the top-secret Catch-A-Bubble solution contains a polymer that allows bubbles to resist evaporation.

The polymer reacts with air to harden three to four seconds after a bubble is blown. The bubbles can then be caught with dry hands without popping. With little or no disturbance, the bubbles can last as long as 10 days. Harold Chizick of Spin Master Toys says that children enjoy being able to handle bubbles and have developed games based on the bubbles' durability.

One such game involves trying to stack as many bubbles as possible in their hands before the bubbles burst. Once the bubbles do burst, children are left with a white, water-soluble residue that they rub off their hands. They then start the game over. Bubbles have been a form of entertainment for centuries.

Painters Jean Simeon Chardin and Charles Vanloo captured scenes of children playing with soap bubbles as early as the 18th century. In the late 19th century, soap bubbles became more popular through an advertising tool created by the London-based A.

Pears soap company.