Answer 1:
No, but not because of the physics of blowing
up a balloon (which is basically what you are
doing). In order to make a bubble, soap must be
liquid, or dissolved in liquid water. Liquid
cannot exist in a vacuum; it would boil away to
become gas. However, if you had a membrane
that was solid but elastic (e.g. the
aforementioned balloon), then yes you could. The
absence of pressure outside of the balloon means
that it would expand dramatically, until the air
pressure inside of the balloon equaled the surface
tension of the balloon, or else the membrane gave
way and the balloon popped. Any rubber balloon
will pop if put in a vacuum, but there are
materials for which weather balloons and the like
are made that allow them to rise to where they are
effectively in a vacuum. Click Here to return to the search form.
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