Peos are very pretty, but don't they know it. They are very demanding and have temper tantrums if they don't get what they want.
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- PEO (polyethylene oxide) is a long-chain polymer that can turn water and detergent into excellent bubble juice. It is very popular ingredient and is perhaps the most efficient polymer used by bubbleologists. It is especially loved by giant bubble makers -- many of whom consider it their favorite polymer. It is the active ingredient in J-Lube and PolyOx WSR-301. These popular PEO sources are potent in extremely small quantities. 0.125 grams of fresh PolyOx WSR301 powder is more than enough to make one gallon of bubble juice (that is 0.008 grams per liter water). It can be used as the sole additive or in combination with other polymers.
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| - PEO (polyethylene oxide) is a long-chain polymer that can turn water and detergent into excellent bubble juice. It is very popular ingredient and is perhaps the most efficient polymer used by bubbleologists. It is especially loved by giant bubble makers -- many of whom consider it their favorite polymer. It is the active ingredient in J-Lube and PolyOx WSR-301. These popular PEO sources are potent in extremely small quantities. 0.125 grams of fresh PolyOx WSR301 powder is more than enough to make one gallon of bubble juice (that is 0.008 grams per liter water). It can be used as the sole additive or in combination with other polymers. PEO generally comes in the form of a white, odorless powder. It forms a suspension when combined with water and tends to clump if added directly to water. A number of simple techniques make it simple to mix it with water. Learn about mixing polymers in the article: Polymers - Mixing. PEO has remarkable characteristics. In the right quantities, it makes closing bubbles trivially easy and makes it easy to blow many bubbles from a single dip of a wand. It provides a property called self-healing which allows a bubble to split rather than break under stress and allows easy bubble-in-bubble creation. It also provides a quality sometimes called elasticity -- a sort of suppleness that allows the bubble film to stretch easily. A small amount of PEO can turn a mix of dishwashing liquid and water into a giant bubble-making powerhouse. It is also suitable for making bubble juice for small bubbles and bubble sculpture. Not all PEO is the same. Only some versions are suitable for making bubbles. For making bubbles, relatively high molecular weight versions are preferred. The most popular versions of PEO for use in bubble juice are PolyOx WSR-301 and J-Lube (which is a mix of PEO and sucrose which acts as a dispersant). PolyOx WSR-301 has molecular weight of approximately 4,000,000. J-Lube's molecular weight is not published. A chemist at the manufacturer indicates that it has a molecular weight higher than 2,000,000 but would not be more specific. Molecular Weight. As with all polymers, the PEO molecule is a chain of identical or near-identical units called monomers. The length of the PEO polymer chain determines its properties and usefulness. The chain length is usually communicated as molecular weight (the mass of the atoms that make up a single polymer chain). Low molecular weight PEO is either ineffective or not very effective as a primary bubble juice polymer. PEO/PEG Distinction. PEO and PEG molecules have the same molecular formula. Some people use the names interchangeably. However, PEG, by convention, refers to low molecular versions and PEO is reserved for high molecular weight molecules. As a result PEG is not generally considered useful for bubble juice. The relationship between molecular weight and viscosity is not a linear one. And properties such as "stringiness" or self-healingness may be tied to a particular molecular weight or even a particular version of the molecule. Even among the molecules called PEO, not all are equally suitable for bubble juice. See Polymers#Polymers_and_Molecular_Weight OLD VERSION (March 2015): The old version of this page can be found at: PEO RetiredMarch2015. It has some useful information that will be migrated to current version page.
- Peos are very pretty, but don't they know it. They are very demanding and have temper tantrums if they don't get what they want.
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