At ambient temperature and pressure too high of an energy barrier exists for the dissolution of the bubble's contained gas. This is b/c small bubbles have a large internal pressure (scales w/ 1/r) and a high chemical potential, just like bernpfenn mentioned. Here's a cool paper showing the math behind this (doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.0c05384)
u/bernpfenn would probably know better if a more updated source exists.
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At ambient temperature and pressure too high of an energy barrier exists for the dissolution of the bubble's contained gas. This is b/c small bubbles have a large internal pressure (scales w/ 1/r) and a high chemical potential, just like bernpfenn mentioned. Here's a cool paper showing the math behind this (doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.0c05384)
u/bernpfenn would probably know better if a more updated source exists.