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[Phys-L] tiny bubbles



I know that champagne bubbles form at imperfections in the glass, and then
rise up from these "nucleation sites." Similarly, when boiling water in a
beaker, the bubbles form on the glass bottom at the imperfections.
Students were wondering what would happen if the glass were "perfect."
Where would the bubbles begin to form? I assume more bubbles would form
(uniformly) in the deepest part of the liquid (champagne or boiling
water), but I don't know for sure. Can anyone support or refute this?
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