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predict what will be observed in each experiment below.
| experiment | predicted observation (choose one) |
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|a student sees tiny bubbles clinging to the inside of an unopened plastic bottle full of carbonated soft drink. the student opens the bottle, and hears a loud hiss as gas under pressure escapes from the bottle.|○ the bubbles will shrink, and some may vanish.
● the bubbles will grow, and more may appear.
○ the bubbles wont change.
○ i need more information to predict what will happen to the bubbles.|
Carbonated drinks have dissolved carbon dioxide gas under high pressure. When the bottle is opened, the pressure inside drops significantly. According to Henry's Law, the solubility of a gas in a liquid decreases as pressure decreases. This causes more dissolved CO₂ to form gas bubbles, so existing bubbles grow and new bubbles appear.
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The bubbles will grow, and more may appear.