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===Short Explanation=== ''Surface Tension'' is the attraction between the liquid molecules, and is what holds the liquid together. Water we know has surface tension, and because of the surface tension of water it will try to be a ball or sphere. Bubbles are what happens when you are really stretching the surface tension, and the molecules try to stay connected even as we make the bubble bigger. We know that adding liquid soap can make bigger bubbles, and this is because soap is really good at spreading out and staying stuck together. However, to make really big bubbles we need a secret ingredient: glycerin, or sugar! When sugar is dissolved in water, it helps to pull the water molecules towards each other, acting like a grid for the water molecules to spread out evenly across. This, combined with the soap, can make some very large and very impressive bubbles!
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