Why is it that if you take soda and mentos mix them together the mint kind of mentos that they'll make an explosion
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There is a chemical reaction... thus the explosion of soda : )
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcYR4xCFydU
It's explained in this video. Turn your sound up and replay if you need to.
It's explained in this video. Turn your sound up and replay if you need to.
Technically there is no chemical reaction and the You Tube demo shows this experiment in full detail. Carbonated drinks have CO2 (carbon dioxide) dissolved under more than atmospheric pressure. CO2 is sparingly soluble in water. When something is added to the mix that is MORE soluble (salt, sugar, etc), those substances dissolve preferentially. Something has to give so the CO2 is driven out of solution. If that comes out of solution fast enough and in a constricted space you get the You Tube in its full glory. Just for the fun of it, try this.
Pour a little carbonated drink into a glass, shake a salt shaker above. When the salt granules hit the liquid you can see small CO2 bubbles form. Sugar works the same way.
Pour a little carbonated drink into a glass, shake a salt shaker above. When the salt granules hit the liquid you can see small CO2 bubbles form. Sugar works the same way.