What happens to Coke when you add Mentos?
When Mentos react with Coca-Cola, the following reaction is explosive, rapidly forming a fountain of pressurised Coke that then spurts out of the bottleneck and shoots into the air. These microscopic irregularities on the Mentos’ surface serve as nucleation sites where carbon dioxide bubbles form.
Does the amount of Mentos affect the height of the explosion?
Conclusion: The more mentos you put in a bottle of pop does not necessarily mean a larger explosion. We found that the max amount of mentos with the largest explosion was 4 mentos, it went 350 cm high. The difference may be due to different cap sizes or that people put the mentos in differently.
What is the world record for Coke and Mentos?
On August 22, 2010, Mexico City became the Guinness World Record holder for the largest number of simultaneously erupting Mentos and cola geysers on Saturday with 2,433 participants. The Mentos Geyser Tube Toy keeps the soda flying! Watch the record!
Which soda goes the highest with Mentos?
Diet Coke
Believe it or not, research scientists have actually concluded that Diet Coke produces the best stream of flying soda (much to the joy of the Mentos Experiment enthusiasts).
What soda has the biggest explosion?
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.
Why does Coke and Mentos explode?
As the Mentos candy sinks in the bottle, the candy causes the production of more and more carbon dioxide bubbles, and the rising bubbles react with carbon dioxide that is still dissolved in the soda to cause more carbon dioxide to be freed and create even more bubbles, resulting in the eruption.
Will Mentos work with any soda?
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. However, you can use seltzer water (very easy cleanup) or any soda.
Which Coke is for Mentos?
The Mentos Trick Usually, the trick is done using diet soda, especially Diet Coke or another cola, however, the main reason for this is because diet drinks are less sticky/easier to clean up than other sodas.
