Which soda reacts the most to Mentos?
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Which soda reacts the most to Mentos?
Diet Coke
The results showed that Diet Coke created the most spectacular explosions with either fruit or mint Mentos, the fountains travelling a horizontal distance of up to 7 metres.
What experiment can you do with Mentos?
Follow our step-by-step instructions in our Mentos Geyser Experiment to find out. This hands-on experiment is easy to do and simply involves dropping Mentos into a bottle of diet soda and running away. Beware of the 20-foot stream of soda that will erupt when you pull off this experiment. Why does the reaction happen?
What is the science behind the Mentos and coke experiment?
The carbon dioxide molecules attach to the surfaces of the Mentos like they did in the cup of soda. All those Mentos in a lot of soda make a lot of bubbles that rise to the surface and push the soda out in a big woosh!
Why is Diet Coke better for Mentos?
Diet Coke and Coke Zero react better with Mentos than regular Coke does because of the absence of sugar. A lack of sugar makes the soda mixture less viscous, given the presence of sweeteners, like aspartame, lowering the surface tension even more than usual.
Will Mentos react with any soda?
Any Carbonated Beverage Works The trick works with any carbonated beverage. It works with regular cola, orange soda, root beer, etc. It’s actually very cool when performed with tonic water under a black light because you get a glowing blue fountain.
How do you make the best Mentos and Coke explosion?
Step 1: Remove the lid from the Diet Coke and set it the bottle of soda on a flat surface.
- Step 2: Roll the paper into a tube around a pack of Mentos mints, tape it into place and pull it off of the roll of mints.
- Step 3: Hold your finger over one end of the paper tube and have your child fill it up with Mentos mints.
Why does Coke fizz when you add Mentos?
In the Diet Coke bottle the Mentos candy provides a rough surface that allows the bonds between the carbon dioxide gas and water to break more easily, helping to create carbon dioxide bubbles.
Does cold Coke work better with Mentos?
Temperature is a really important factor in this experiment, and it is rarely mentioned in tutorials and videos. Our experiments have confirmed that cold bottles of coke and lemonade, straight out of the fridge, do not work very well at all, really disappointing results.
Does Mentos react with vinegar?
The volcano eruption happens because the chemical reaction between the vinegar and baking soda and coke with mentos. This chemical reaction releases carbon dioxide which is the bubbles that formed, which would be the lava. Thank you!
Does regular Coke work with Mentos?
Any Carbonated Beverage Works The trick works with any carbonated beverage. It works with regular cola, orange soda, root beer, etc.
