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There are several reasons postulated, but the physics community has settled on nucleation as the reason.
The reason that the soda erupts so violently from the bottle is actually twofold: a decrease of the surface tension of the soda (due to dissolving Mentos), and an increase in nucleation sites (sites where bubbles of CO2 can form) within the bottle (due to the rough Mentos surface). Both of these factors make the carbon dioxide in the soda less likely to stay dissolved and more likely to become gaseous. The fountain effect is from all of the CO2 going from dissolved to gaseous at once, and at a great rate.
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Do mentoes explode soda?
Yes, Mentos does indeed explode but not in all fizzy drink it work best in deit coke because of the ingredients in it
How do you make mentoes bomb?
Drop a mentoes into a diet coke or regular and watch the volcano erupt.
What works better then mentoes in Diet Coke?
rock salt and diet coke
Soda that explode with mentoes?
will exploded 30 ft high
Will water explode when you put mentoes in the WATER?
No. The reason tht metos react with coke is the carbon dioxide that builds up to then spray all over your friends and family when you make them drink it :)
What makes a paper mache volcano erupt besides vinegar and baking soda?
mentoes candy and coke or diet coke
Why does coke explode when you heat it up?
Due to the chemicals in Coke :)
Will smarties and coke explode?
yes, but why?
In the vacuum of space will a can of coke explode?
Yes. As there is no air pressure outside, can of coke will explode due to carbon bi oxide it contains.
Does Mentos explode in coke or Diet Coke or coke 0?
Yes it can but it isn't 100% the same
Would a mento explode in coke?
It does not but it does fizz!
Do jellybeans explode in Diet Coke?
yes they do
