Why does the surface of a wrinkled balloon shrink when heated?

Subject: Why does the surface of a wrinkled balloon shrink when heated?

Date: Thu Jun 4 11:29:28 1998
Posted by Michael Fitzpatrick
Grade level: teacher/prof
School: Florissant Valley
City: St.Louis State/Province: MO
Country: USA
Area of science: Chemistry
ID: 896977768.Ch

Message:


When a filled balloon is allowed to slowly shrink, the 
surface is wrinkled.  When the wrinkled ballon is heated 
by the touch of a hand, the skin of the balloon shrinks.  
Do the rubber molecules form a more compact tertiary 
structure from the heat?

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