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Soft matter and liquids

Soft matter and liquids

Why bubbles burst in viscous liquids

01 Sep 2020 Isabelle Dumé
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A viscous bubble film with sufficiently large viscosity will collapse under the force of surface tension. Credit: Oliver McRae
What causes a bubble to burst? For bubbles on the surface of viscous liquids such as paint or lava,

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