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Because the carbon dioxide produced (coke is a carbonated beverage) fizzes up and explodes due to the surface area of the mentos. Remember all reactions, apart from nuclear reactions, occur on surfaces. For the same reason, vinegar and baking soda react likewise. There is very vigorous bubbling looking like an explosion due to the rapid evolution of carbon dioxide.
What else can I help you with?
How do you make an volcano explode?
to make an volcano explode you have to put diet coke into the bottle the put some red food colouring in the diet coke so it looks like lava then put some mentos in the diet coke then sit back and watch.
Would a volcano with coke and Mentos erupt faster than a volcano with Pepsi and Mentos?
The picture shows a grassland ecosystem. Write about the roles of the organisms you observe.
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 happens if you inject coke into a mento?
The mentos causes the coke to over flow by the sugar casing on the mentos this is what effects it to rise.
Can you make a Mentos bomb without coke?
yes
Does tic tacs and coke react the same way as Mentos and coke?
Yes, if you have the cap on and let it set a couple minutes. It is a volcano
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 can I use to replace baking soda if I am doing a volcano science project?
Put Mentos into the volcano that has Coke in it. You will get the desired effect and be more satified with the end result.
How do you delay the fizzing in Mentos and Diet Coke?
put the mentos in when you want it to fizz....or you can try tape. put the mentos on the tape the stick it to the edge of the opening then throw it and itll fizz. make sure the mentos dosnt touch the coke before you throw it.
If you put Mentos into coke zero would it make the fountain?
YES
While shaking the coke with the Mentos will it make a eruption and reaction?
Yes
