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Mentos (candy)
Mentos are soft chewy candies with a crisp candy coat. Originally, Mentos was made as a mint, but were later produced in other flavors as well.
279 Questions
Will Mentos explode in any kind of soda?
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.
What happens when Mentos is put in flat soda?
Not much. The chemicals and sugar in Mentos kick all of the carbon dioxide is soda loose at one time- so it foams up in a fountain- but flat soda has already lost most or all of the CO2.
Who is the actress in the Mentos gum watercooler ad?
I'm not totally sure, but I'm pretty confident that it's actress Sophina Brown from Numbers.
What is the force of a coke and Mentos experiment?
The force generated in a Coke and Mentos experiment primarily comes from the rapid release of carbon dioxide gas when the Mentos candies are introduced into the soda. The surface of the Mentos is covered with tiny pits that facilitate nucleation, allowing gas bubbles to form quickly. This rapid gas expansion creates a vigorous eruption, propelling the soda outward. The force of the eruption can vary based on the type of soda, the number of Mentos used, and environmental factors.
What type of chemical reaction occurs when you mix Coke with Mentos?
"Why does this work? While there is considerable debate over how and why, here's the hypothesis: Water molecules strongly attract each other, linking together to form a tight mesh around each bubble of carbon dioxide gas in the soda. In order to form a new bubble, or even to expand a bubble that has already formed, water molecules must push away from each other. It takes extra energy to break this "surface tension." When you drop the Mentos into the soda, the gelatin and gum Arabic from the dissolving candy break the surface tension. Each Mentos candy has thousands of tiny pits all over the surface. These tiny pits are called nucleation sites - perfect places for carbon dioxide bubbles to form. As Mentos hit soda, bubbles form all over the surface of the candy. And, the fact that the Mentos candies sink to the bottom of the bottle gives a double-whammy. When all this gas is released, it literally pushes all the liquid up and out of the bottle in an incredible soda blast."
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What makes a bigger expladen coca and Mentos or vinger and backing soda?
Mentos makes a geyser shaking it just make it fizz over the top but if you take diet coke and two mentos put in the mentos then the top really quick and shake it up and throw it on the street (far away from you) you will be pretty satisfied.
What is the purpose of the coke and Mentos experiment?
It is really just to show younger people how different things react, usually after performing this experiment the class will be taught the meaning of the terms independent, dependant and controlled variables and will identify these terms within the experiment. Eg.
INDEPENDENT: flavours of mentos/ coke
DEPENDENT: height of reaction (spurt)
CONTROL: Level mentos is dropped from.
What is a creative title for Mentos and coke?
It is an ongoing unofficial competition to create the highest jet of foam generated by Diet Coke and Mentos. The current record is held by the Mythbusters.
Can Mountain Dew and Mentos explode?
Yes, it will work. But it won't give a very forceful reaction. If you want to do this experiment I strongly suggest that you use Diet Coke. It works much better.
Can RC cola and Mentos explode?
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.
What will happen after drinking coke and Mentos?
you may get a mild case of stomach cramp (which by the way is very unlikely) but that is it, you stomach is very capable of expanding and contracting.
there were rumours about people's stomach bursting after drinking diet cola with mentos, but they are false.
What erupts better vinegar with baking soda or Diet Coke with mentos?
Bkng soda vinegar is a CHEMICAL reaction, a chemical change occurs giving CO2 and water. The rate depends on the conc. of your vinegar, temperature and the surface area of the soda (fine powder)
Mentos/coke is a PHYSICAL reaction, no chemical change occurs (though sugar dissolves and eventually hydrolyses to glucose, but this is incidental). The same thing happens with Mentos and carbonated water.
CO2 dissolved in the coke is released by a process called nucleation on the surface of the mentos.
A rough surface is better than a smooth one, so this might be a useful area to investigate for your project.
The mentos reaction is probably fastest under most conditions, and you can experiment with temperature, acid strength, different types of Mentos (some are smooth and are rubbish), fizzy drinks with different amounts of sugar dissolved, lots of variables are there if you think about it.
How many flavors of Mentos are there?
Mentos is a brand of mints, of the "scotch mint" type, sold in many markets across the world by the Perfetti Van Melle Corporation. Mentos was first produced in the Netherlands during the 1950s. The mints are small oblate spheroids, with a slightly hard exterior and a soft, chewy interior. They are sold in rolls which typically contain 14 candies, although the new "Sour Mix" flavor contains only 11 candies per roll. Certain flavors are sold in boxes in the United States and the United Kingdom, and the rolls in three and six-packs. The slogan of Mentos is "The FreshMaker." Most Mentos packages describe the candy as "chewy dragées." The typical Mentos roll is approximately 3/4-inch in diameter, 6/16-inches tall and 1.3 ounces.
First popularized by Steve Spangler on 9News in 2005, which resulted in Internet coverage of the incident,[1] a Mentos mint expedites a rapid release of carbon dioxide when dropped into a carbonated liquid, such as a soft drink, because of its high surface tension. Also, the small dents in the surface of the candy provide a great site for nucleation, which is how the carbon dioxide molecules can escape so rapidly. The escaping bubbles quickly turn into a raging foam, and the pressure can build dramatically in a restricted container such as a two-liter bottle. As Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, special mechanical effects experts who have come to be known as "The MythBusters," explained on an episode of MythBusters (Episode 57, Season 4; "Mentos and Soda," aired on August 9, 2006), diet sodas (particularly colas due to their visible brown color) are most commonly used for the experiment. The MythBusters also found that the fruit flavored Mentos produced a smaller reaction, supporting their theory that nucleation is the largest factor in the reaction, because the wax coating blocks the pits that allow nucleation. People are often under the illusion that aspartame causes the reaction--this is only partly true; the MythBusters have shown aspartame to be one of many reactive components and/or catalysts in both the soda and the Mentos. Diet colas are also preferred because they do not contain large amounts of sugar like regular colas. Sugar molecules help keep the carbon dioxide in solution, slowing the reaction. Artificial sweeteners in diet colas are much sweeter per molecule, and so make up a smaller proportion of the solution and allow a faster reaction; they also enhance the reaction. The resulting geyser (popularly known as a "Diet Coke and Mentos eruption") can shoot as high as 6 meters (20 ft). The record, reached in MythBusters, was over 34 feet with the use of a nozzle. On July 10, 2007, a record number Mentos-and-Diet Coke geysers, 791, were set off in Flower Mound, Texas by employees of Books Are Fun and the company's independent representatives. Guinness World Records had a representative in attendance, who confirmed the feat. On July 15, 2007, a world record was set in Perfetti Van Melle's hometown of Breda, North Brabant, The Netherlands, in which 850 people set off Mentos-and-Diet Coke geysers at the same time. Everyone put five pieces of Mentos in the Coke at the same time producing geysers of four to five meters high. The record will be included in the Guinness World Records.[citation needed] On April 23, 2008, students in the Belgian city of Leuven set a new world record, simultaneously launching 1,360 Mentos geysers. Besides making geysers with cola and Mentos, the bottles can also be fired as rockets by unscrewing the lid until a thin stream shoots and slamming horizontally into the ground, creating enough pressure on impact to blast the lid off and launch the bottle in the opposite direction. These work best when the bottle is shaken for about 20 seconds vigorously after quickly putting in the Mentos. It takes a few practices to work out how much to twist the lid off (usually approximately one full turn) but can travel large distances with this technique, often up to 20ft high and between 40-70ft horizontally.In November, 2006, the Urban Legends Reference Pages examined the rumors of people dying from eating Mentos and drinking cola. Their research found that while eating Mentos and drinking cola can result in people regurgitating the foamy result (as evidenced by numerous online videos), no actual news accounts exist of anyone dying from it.
Which pop is the best pop for the Pop and Mentos Experiment?
I dont know but whatever it is i want to have some ( i hope it is suggary);)
What happen when Mentos plus soda?
A big explsion it was so big, it was so COOL, IT was the biggest explosion in my class best idea ever.
What other soda's can have the same reaction with Mentos.?
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.
How does the temperature of coke affect the chemical reaction of coke and Mentos?
no but if it's warm it's not as tasty
When you put the Mentos which coke makes it explode?
If you put mentos in your mouth for a long enough time without chewing, yuou would soon find that the texture of the mentos changes to a slightly rough surface. The soft layer before that will dissolve in water, like in your mouth. When the mentos is put into the coke, the soft layer is dissolved off. The rough sorface of the mentos releases the carbon dioxide dissolved inside the coke (H2CO3), but the mentos is small, and can only hold a little ammount of the carbon dioxide. But once the carbon dioxide is released, this reaction cannot be reversed, all the excess carbon dioxide rushes out.
This set-up will work best on diet coke because it contains no sugar to act as impurities.
What happens when you put Mentos in Coca-Cola?
run big explosion will happen 1 or 2 mentos in 2 litter diet coke bottle = BOOm
chemical reaction!!!!
What happens when you mix Pepsi and Mentos?
the soda gets to much fizz and it xplodes thanks to the mento???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
What is in mentos that make it explode in soda?
Mentos fizz because of the nucleation sites on the surface of the Mentos. These are basically microscopic holes and when it comes into contact with the coke all of the dissolved carbon dioxide condenses and form bubbles that wear away layers of the mentos where more nucleation sites are accessible by the carbon dioxide.
What results of soda work best with Mentos and why?
Do volcanoes erupt with sprite and Mentos?
no because they are different tipe of matter
so the mentos is chasing the gas in the coke is chasing the
gas away
