Yes because all soda has carbonation in it. The rough outside of a Mento has something called a nucleation site. the carbon forms gas bubbles while it sinks. Then, the carbon bubbles escape and they reach the top and give you a fountain.
soda could explode at any time!!!
The soda is packed with loads of bubbles that want to get out of the liquid. To do so they need to form bubbles around something like a spec of dirt or a tiny dent in the bottle. That's why you see bubbles forming from the same places in glasses of soda.A mentos has a very rough surface (on a microscopic scale) so when you put it in all the millions of bubbles suddenly form on the mint creating loads of gas which has to go somewhere. So it blasts out the top of the drinks bottle. It works with any rough surfaced material like chalk, not just mentos.
Mentos dropped into diet sodas will cause the CO2 to come out of solution very quickly. It is believed that the irregular surface of the candy provides an ideal location for bubbles to form and accelerates the process many times the normal speed, causing the geyser of soda to spew out of the top. Just about any diet soda will work and it goes about 10 feet!
If shaken enough, yes. any soda will explode when shaken up.
Mixing Coke (or any carbonated beverage) with Mentos candies can create a chemical reaction that causes the soda to fizz rapidly and potentially overflow due to the release of carbon dioxide bubbles. This is not a recommended or safe experiment.
Only Diet Coke and Mentos will make an explosion, Not Diet Pepsi, Coke Classic, or any other soda will produce an explosion of the same magnitude. that is not true diet root beer (A&W) also works
Any carbonated soda with bubbles should react since the reaction is caused by a buildup of carbon in tiny pits on the surface of uncolored/unwaxed mentos. If you use a waxed/smooth version of the candy it will not have a good reaction to ANY soda, because the pits will be filled or fewer.
Take a bottle of soda (any kind will do). Open the cap. Then, make sure you have a mint Mentos packet. The mint Mentos works best because of the reaction. Then, drop the desired amount of Mentos between 1 and 5 into the bottle. Stand back!It will explode. You may see the Mentos shoot out. Be careful though. If you use more than 5 Mentos, the bottle might explode. 5 Mentos already can topple the soda bottle and create a break at the mouth of the bottle.
Nope! This is a myth and was debunked by Jamie and Adam in an episode of Mythbusters. There is no way any amount of consumption of Coke and Mentos will explode your stomach. However, if you take a fresh bottle of Coke and throw a couple of Mentos in it, you will definitely get an "explosion" - a fountain of Coke shooting toward the skies.
The way that this works is that when the mentos enter the soda they sink to the bottom and starts the reaction. The reaction has started when the bubbles start reaching the top and they can't mix with oxygen.
Mixing Mentos and Yakult might not produce a dramatic reaction like the well-known Mentos and soda experiment, which causes a rapid release of carbon dioxide gas and a geyser-like eruption. Yakult is a fermented milk drink with a probiotic culture and does not have the high carbonation levels found in sodas. However, here are some potential effects: Minimal Reaction: Since Yakult is not carbonated like soda, dropping Mentos into it is unlikely to cause a significant reaction. The fizzing and bubbling that occur with soda are primarily due to the rapid release of carbon dioxide gas, which is not present in large amounts in Yakult. Texture and Taste: The Mentos might dissolve slowly in the Yakult, potentially altering its texture and taste as the candy breaks down and mixes with the drink. This could result in a slightly sweetened flavor but nothing explosive or dramatic. In summary, mixing Mentos with Yakult will likely result in minimal to no visible reaction, primarily due to the lack of carbonation in Yakult.
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