Chemistry: An Atoms-Focused Approach

Published by W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 10: 0393912345
ISBN 13: 978-0-39391-234-0

Chapter 1 - Matter and Energy - Questions and Problems - Page 35: 10

Answer

The gas inside the bubbles is water vapor.

Work Step by Step

The gas inside the bubbles is water vapor. When water boils, water vapor rises into the air and bubbles filled with water vapor form in the water. The water is undergoing the process of vaporization.
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