Is this reaction for real, and if so what causes it?
2006-07-16 06:30:23 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Should I eat and drink them together and let you know?
2006-07-16 10:55:51 · answer #1 · answered by LongAgo 5 · 6⤊ 6⤋
It is real, the large amount of surface area on the mentos (along with some other minor chemical affects that don't happen fast enough to really contribute) create a lot of small "nucleation sites" that allow the fizzing to happen.
Basically if you've ever slightly shaken a bottle of coke, you'd notice that it has a lot of stored fizz that it wants to let out. The bottle is too smooth inside so the fizz doesn't come out normally unless jarred, but with a mentos in there, it has thousands of small holes/disturbances for bubbles to form on.
2006-07-16 13:34:23 · answer #2 · answered by ymingy@sbcglobal.net 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's a blurb on it here.
http://emptyrepublic.wordpress.com/2006/04/14/mentos-cola/
2006-07-16 13:34:35 · answer #3 · answered by GrlNamedJane 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely too much time on their hands! It creates a small meltdown.
Also Coke poured on battery terminals will boil off corrosion!
Baking soda & water does the same thing. The soda content reacts to certain chemicals present to create an outstanding "fizz." wooohooo!
2006-07-16 14:31:08 · answer #4 · answered by Jojo* 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
heard it is so, done on TV , but these people have to much free time on their hands don't you think?
2006-07-16 13:35:37 · answer #5 · answered by angelgirl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋