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. 2016 Apr 21;11(4):e0153542. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0153542

Table 5. Relationship with the bubble diameter and the pressure in the bubble.

Diameter of bubble Pressure in the bubble in water
1 mm 1.003 atm
100 μm 1.03 atm
 10 μm 1.29 atm
1 μm 3.9 atm
500 nm 5.8 atm
300 nm 9.7 atm
200 nm 14.6 atm
100 nm 29.7 atm

Young-Laplace equation is as follows: ΔP = 4σ/d

ΔP: Degree of the upward pressure [atm], σ: Surface tension [mN/m], d: Diameter of bubble [mm].