When the bubble gets detached,
Buoyant force = force due to surface tension

∫T×dlsinθ=34πR3ρwg
⇒T×2πr×Rr=34πR3ρwg
⇒r2=3T2R4ρwg
On heating water, bubbles being formed at the bottom of the vessel detatch and rise. Take the bubbles to be spheres of radius R and making a circular contact of radius r with the bottom of the vessel. If r << R, and the surface tension of water is T, value of r just before bubbles detatch is :
(density of water is ρw)

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