The Amateur Scientist: Why Are the First Few Puffs the Hardest When You Blow Up a Balloon?.

Walker, Jearl

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ERIC Number: EJ407672

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Publication Date: 1989

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The Amateur Scientist: Why Are the First Few Puffs the Hardest When You Blow Up a Balloon?

Walker, Jearl

Scientific American, v261 n6 p136-39 Dec 1989

Discusses the change in pressure as a balloon expands. Describes the pressure change in a spherical soap bubble and a rubber membrane on the tube. Provides demonstrations when two balloons are connected by a tube. Lists five further reading materials. (YP)

Descriptors: Laboratory Experiments, Laboratory Procedures, Physics, Pressure (Physics), Science Experiments, Science History, Science Materials, Scientific Concepts, Secondary Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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