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Bubble Colors
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This Exploratorium site provides an explanation of how soap films produce color bands. Wave interference is used to explain the colors observed without mathematics. Photos illustrate the phenomenon and drawings help make the explanation clear.
https://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/bubbles/bubble_colors.html
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- Color
- Interference
= Thin Films
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Access Rights: Free access
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Keywords: Soap film, cancel, cancellation, reinforce, superposition, wavelength
Record Creator: Metadata instance created June 18, 2008 by Logan Hancock
Record Updated: Jun 19, 2008 by Ed Lee
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(Exploratorium, San Francisco), WWW Document, (https://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/bubbles/bubble_colors.html).
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Bubble Colors (Exploratorium, San Francisco), <https://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/bubbles/bubble_colors.html>.
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Bubble Colors. (n.d.). Retrieved January 12, 2026, from Exploratorium: https://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/bubbles/bubble_colors.html
Chicago Format
Exploratorium. Bubble Colors. San Francisco: Exploratorium. https://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/bubbles/bubble_colors.html (accessed 12 January 2026).
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Bubble Colors. San Francisco: Exploratorium. 12 Jan. 2026 <https://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/bubbles/bubble_colors.html>.
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