answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

because the mentos has microscopic bumps on its shell, it traps the carbon dioxide and makes it escape a lot quicker than normal. that's why there is that white foamy stuff on the top, because the carbon dioxide(the fizziness) is escaping so quickly.

User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar
More answers
User Avatar

Wiki User

11y ago

once the mentos are released into the Diet Coke it will explode eight[8] feet into the air

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago

Mentos can cause huge reactions, like baking soda and vinegar, if put in Coke can.

This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: What is the theory of coke and Mentos exploding?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

What soda explodes with Mentos?

Diet Coke and Mentos produce the largest spectacle.


How high will coke fizz when you drop Mentos into it?

search for 'mythbusters coke and mentos' on Google. they have videos and stuff.


Is the Diet Coke and mentos eruption a permanent or a temporary change?

Coke n Mentos eruption is a temporary change !!


What type of Mentos and soda mixed creates the biggest explosion?

the holes in the mentos


Why is it better to use Diet Coke than regular coke in a mentos and coke experiment?

Because the chemicals in diet coke react with the chemicals in the mentos, Normal coke has the same chemicals that mentos has, that is why you need to have a positive and negative to react, Normal coke and mentos is positive and positive.


What materials are needed for coke and Mentos?

a two liter bottle of Diet Coke 2 rolls of Mentos mints 1 piece of 8x10 inch paper, like construction paper tape


How do you make Mentos and coke explode?

Because of the carbon dioxide in the Mentos :)


How many mentos make mentos geysers?

one you will need coke


What candy makes Diet Coke exsplode better?

mentos


What is the average height of the Mentos and Diet Coke eruption?

It depends how big the bottle of coke is that you put the mentos in. There is no specific height


What is better for the coke and Mentos experiment Diet Coke or Full-Fat Coke?

Diet Coke


Why does soda explode when you put mentos in it?

when the Mentos hits the surface of the coke, the compressed carbon dioxide forms bubble on the surface of the Mentos. and it is released into the air and pushes the coke out with it. the Mentos can be mint or fruit (I have tested both)