Why does peroxide bubble?
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*Advertisement*\n*voice-over*\n"Are you tired of factually incorrect answers?"\n"Are you tired of answers that make a mockery of your question?"\n"Are you disappointed that your good question didn't get the response it deserved?"\n\nNow, there is no need to worry, as we introduce you to the most reliable answering machine- \nBATMAN!! *Cheers*\n\nTa daaaa..\n\n*End of commercial*\n\nHi Jade,\n\nI've got the answer! Here it comes- \nPeroxide bubbles because of constant production of oxygen gas as a result of spontaneous decomposition of peroxide.\n\nThe oxidation state of oxygen in peroxide(H2O2) is (-1) i.e. one electron for each oxygen atom.\n\nIn water (H20), the oxidation state is (-2) i.e two electrons for one oxygen atom. \n\nIn an oxygen molecule (O2), the oxidation state is zero. \n\nNow, the aqueous solutions of hydrogen peroxide spontaneously decomposes like this-\n\nOne molecule of Peroxide (liquid) ----> One molecule of Water (Liquid) + Half molecule of Oxygen (gaseous)\n\nSymbolically-\nH202 (l)   -------> H2O (l) + (1/2)O2 (g)\n(Dammit, how do I put numbers in sub-script and super-script?)\n\nNow, the Oxygen produced here causes production of bubbles.\n\nThis decomposition occurs slowly but the presence of metal surfaces, traces of alkali (present in glass) strongly catalyze the reaction. \n\nSo, if you don't want all your peroxide to convert into water, don't keep it in metal or glass bottles! Keep it in wax-lined glass or plastic vessels in the presence of stabilizers like Urea.\n\nIt is also decomposed by exposure to light. \n\nAlso, keep it away from dust, dust (even in small quantities) induces explosive decomposition.
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I'll try to explain this without going too much into chemistry.\n\nBefore adding peroxide, your mixture is fairly basic with baking soda;\n\nhydrogen peroxide is an acidic compound [though it's fairly weak], as we know, acids react with bases; it will react with the base in the mixture, in our case, baking soda. This reaction will give out gases and heat, with dish soap, you will have lots of air bubbles. Another reason why you're using H2O2 is because H2O2 decomposes on its own to give out gas, so you will have a better effect than just adding acids; this decomposition is catalysed by trace amount of metal ions [transition metals], so if you could find some copper salt [for example, CuSO4] and add them in the mixture, the reaction will be even more violent.\n\n*******\nNot all ingradients have significant purpose in your case; for example, you can remove the yeast while still having the same effects [hydrogen peroxide will kill them anyways].
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You know all the dangers? You sure? Acetone peroxide, known as "Mother of Satan" is extremely heat, friction, and shock sensitive, causing a huge explosion. In other words, heat, friction, and even a sharp motion could cause it to explode. If you have to ask Yahoo Answers how to dispose of acetone peroxide, you really shouldn't be near it. At all.\n\nEDIT: But if you really want to know, it is polar.
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No.   The oxygen would just diffuse out into the vacuum.   Surface tension of the liquid surface holds a bubble together.
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This experiment is often used as a fun science demo for kids...It is called "Elephant's Toothpaste." Hydrogen peroxide is catalytically decomposed by the potasium iodide. By the idodide ion, actually. Oxygen gas is rapidly formed. You put a squirt of dish soap and a drop of food coloring into 50 mL of 30% hydrogen peroxide... Then when you add 1 or 2 grams of potassium iodide... the released oxygen gas is trapped in soap bubbles... you get a huge amount of foamy suds!!!\n\nThe reaction sequence is as follows:\n\nH202 (aq) + I- (aq) --> H20 (l) + OI- (aq)\n\nH202 (aq) + OI- (aq) --> H20 (l) + O2 (g) + I- (aq) \n\nThe iodide ion is not consumed by the reaction, therefore it is a CATALYST.
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Hydrogen peroxide can oxidize copper metal on the surface of the penny by displacing it as copper(II) ions.  See link for detail explanation.
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The weight of water does not change when it freezes, so the bubble would not fall to the ground due to its weight--it would continue to drift and float. However, bubbles are held together due to the surface tension of water and the way that a surficant (such as soap) stabilizes the bubble, so a frozen bubble may not be stable.
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Never use peroxide cause it is a cancer causing agent. It changes the molecules in your skin
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manganese oxide and peroxide
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bubbles are gas.\n\nthey may be surrounded by liquid or solid, but the bubble itself is there because there is gas there.
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when soap is mixed with water, it increases the surface tension so that when air bubbles get underneath, cant break through the increased surface tension.
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Peroxide will get blood off.
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The bubble is actually colored, but the flim layer is to thin to defract the light enough for you to see it.\n\nBUT, before the bubble bursts hit is with a white piece of paper and check the color of the paper...\n\nIt will show you the dye.  :)
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The suds in your bubble bath aren't entirely white. They do have a slight amount of color from the soap, but it's so small it's hard to notice. Actually, all things that create bubbles experience this same phenomenon. Beer, soda, and detergents all produce bubbles that are considerably lighter than the liquid they came from.\n\nBubbles are composed of a thin spherical film. The film is both translucent and reflective so some of the light that is hitting the bubble is absorbed, but most is reflected. The small amount of light that is absorbed gives the color of the bubble, but the majority that is reflected takes the color of light around it which is usually white.\n\nWhen you mix any color with white it gets lighter. Because soaps have only a little dye they are easily diluted. Colas however have a dark caramel color, which is why their bubbles appear tan.\n\nTo alter this you can replace all your light bulbs with green tinted ones and your bubble bath will turn green.
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H-O-O-H\n\nThere are NO double bonds in hydrogen peroxide.  If there were, the molecule would be charged.  If you don't believe me, check the link.
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Everyone says that The surface tension causes the bubble to be spherical. But how? and Why? \n\nLets explain surface tension first- \nIn an air-water interface, the molecules that are close to the surface are attracted by fewer molecules of the liquid than the ones that are NOT close to the surface. The former thus, has less attractive potential energy than the latter, right?\n\nNow, for any matter (solid or liquid), attractive potential energy results in stability & repulsive energy results in instablity (common sense). \n\nSo, it is energetically unfavourable to have a surface for a liquid (or solid) as it results in loss of attractive potential energy.\n\nNow, for that reason, a bubble wants to have the lowest possible surface area to remain stable. Now, using some high level mathematics, someone found out that a sphere has the lowest possible surface area for a given volume. (it is better than a cube atleast).\n\nHence why we can see that the water bubbles and drops tend to be spherical. Due to the effect of gravity, although the drops appear oval in shape but, in the absense of gravity, all the liguid-air surfaces tend to be spherical.\n\nI hope it helped.\nHave a nice day!
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Caramide peroxide...which is stabilized hydrogen peroxide with urea. \n\nIt must have its appropiate surfactant, to make it effective....these are trade secrets, and you won't find much data on theses, but often they use a sorbitan ester.