Mentos and soda science project

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When the mentos candy is dropped into the carbonated soda, which is filled with carbon dioxide gas, the gelatin and gum arabic from the dissolving candy create an energy that breaks the surface tension of the soda. The pits around the surface of the candy act as nucleation sites, which are conduits for carbon dioxide bubbles to form. Once the mentos hit the soda, bubbles immediately begin to form on their surface. When the candy hits the bottom of the bottle, the gas is released and pushes all the soda from the bottle up in the air in an amazing eruption! Mentos science project EXPERIMENT 2: In our Mentos and oil experiment, we'll be using just one piece of Mentos candy. Let's first see what happens without the oil. Open the second soda bottle, and place just one candy inside. Here's what happened to ours:

Mentos soda experiment science fair

The Mentos drops to the bottom of the bottle, forming lots and lots of bubbles on its pitted surface along the way. When all of this gas is released it forces the liquid up and out of the bottle in a giant whooshing geyser of sticky soda. Warm and cold plates About The Extreme Diet Coke & Mentos ExperimentsThis is the video that started it all: a backyard experiment became a cultural phenomenon. This is what happens when you combine 200 liters of Diet Coke and over 500 Mentos mints! Click here to read more of the amazing Coke & Mentos story.

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The science experiments my children talk about for months afterwards are generally the messy ones, like our splatter patterns, glow in the dark oobleck, baking soda experiments and the well known coke and mento experiment. EPIC Mentos and Soda Science Experiment Investigate to discover what would happen if you left the top off the Cola for a few minutes before adding the Mento?

Coke and mentos science fair project

Using the same number of Mentos candies each time, repeat the experiment with the chilled Diet Coke, the regular Coke, the other diet soda, and the regular version of that same soda. You needn’t taste the results of each trial unless you want to. In each case, try to gauge how high the fountain rises compared to the first one you saw. Physical and Chemical Lab and Demo - Coke and Mentos/Elephant Toothpaste [email protected]

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