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How come mentos only make coke fizz?

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I don't actually know.
It must be the formula of the two products, that make a chemical reaction inside the liquid.

People like you make me puke. Why post an answer that starts "I don't actually know." If you don't actually know, then shut up and stay away. The reason that Mentos make coke fizz is to do with the surface structure. The surface is covered with tiny pits that release CO2 gas from the drink at a rapid pace, resulting in the froth.

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What makes mentos and coke fizz?
That's the outbreak of carbon dioxide gas bubbles.
Why do Mentos make Coke fizz?
Mentos fizz because of the nucleation sites on the surface of the Mentos. These are basically microscopic holes and when it comes into contact with the coke all of the dissolved carbon dioxide...
What is in a mentos that makes coke fizz?
The surface of the metos dissolves as the carbon dioxide (CO2) breakes it down, the eating up of the coating of the mentos forms a fizz that is visible to us.
Do fruity mentos make fizz with coke?
yes
What is in the coke that eats off the coating of the mentos that which makes it fizz?
Just the water alone would do it, but there's also phosphoric acid in Coke which makes it dissolve the coating faster.

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