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Why does mint Mentos work better with Diet Coke than fruit Mentos?
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∙ 15y ago
The bubbling action that occurs from dropping a mentos into a Diet Coke occurs because the high quantities of carbon dioxide held within the soda react with the candy.
The candy's shell is actually comprised of many extremely small pits in which the CO2 forms in a process called nucleation. The diet coke has 7 times more CO2 than can be easily dissolved into water at regular atmospheric pressures. Increasing the pressure on the liquid allows it to dissolve more CO2. This CO2, once released from its high pressure tank is trying to escape its watery prison. With the addition of the mentos, the opportunity of a lifetime presents itself, and all of the CO2 escapes the water in a short amount of time often with explosive results.
The only difference that could be ascertained would be that the fruit mentos lack the same number of pits available with the mint mentos, resulting in a slower release of CO2, which in turn causes a smaller explosion.
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What is better for the coke and Mentos experiment Diet Coke or Full-Fat Coke?
Diet Coke
What candy makes Diet Coke exsplode better?
mentos
Would Mentos work better in sprite or Diet Coke?
diet cola
How do you do the coke and mentos experiment?
You get a 2 litres of coke (Diet Coke works the best) and leave the cap off in an large, open area and put three~four of mentos (mint ones are better than fruit flavoured ones) in and then it will make a coke geyser.
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.
How do you make a Coke and Mentos rocket?
It's simple. Just take a 2-liter of coke (Diet Coke works better) and stick as many mentos in it as you want. (one will still work)
Do mentos work better with coke Diet Coke or pepsi?
Diet Coke's aspartame contributes to the reaction, but any carbonated liquid will produce some effect.
What soda explodes with Mentos?
Diet Coke and Mentos produce the largest spectacle.
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
What is better to explode with coke... Mentos or lifesavers?
I believe mint Mentos, and diet coke (or a beverage with aspartame). Mythbusters claim that table salt works very well too!
Do diet sodas explode with Mentos?
yes and even better than regular soda I believe diet coke is the best
What is the ingredients in Mentos and Diet Coke?
Chocolate
