Thin Films Lab
Purpose
Investigate interference patterns in thin films
Materials
Bubble solution and bubble wand
Directions Part 1
- Dip the wand into the bubble solution.
- Remove the wand from the solution and hold it so the loops are vertical.
- Adjust your line of sight so you are looking through the wand’s rings, with light from the overhead lighting shining through the loops.
- It may take some time, but what do you observe happening in bubble solution?
Directions Part 2
- Dip the wand into the bubble solution.
- Remove the wand from the solution and blow as large as bubble as possible.
- Catch the bubble on the wand.
- It may take some time, but what do you oberve happening on the surface of the bubble?