Diet Coke and Mentos eruption

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Although many people believe that Diet Coke and Mentos causes a chemical reaction, scientists believe it is a physical reaction. Carbon dioxide is drawn to the Mentos, and it creates many small bubbles in the soda. All of the bubbles build up and create pressure within the bottle, causing the soda to shoot out. The explanation for this process is called nucleation. This process consists of bubbles forming in any place where there is a high surface area and a very low volume, places called…

Physical reactions Explosions Introduction Have you ever seen the Diet Coke and Mentos experiment that is all over the Internet and wondered what makes the reaction work? You might think that there is some ingredient in a Mentos candy that causes a chemical reaction with the soda pop, like the way baking soda reacts with vinegar. But the amazing eruption that takes place when Mentos are dropped into Diet Coke or other brands of diet soda pop is not a chemical reaction at all! Instead it is a…

Why does Diet Coke and Mentos create such exciting geysers? It is mostly caused by a process called nucleation, where the carbon dioxide in the soda is attracted to the Mentos. When this happens it creates so much pressure that the soda goes flying. So what speeds and slows down this reaction? Some scientists are saying the primary cause of diet coke and mentos geyser is a physical reaction, not a chemical reaction. All the carbon dioxide in the soda is squeezed into the liquid and looks for a…