The Mentos And Soda Experiment

In the field of Science, reactions are everywhere! Ice is a physical reaction, rust is a chemical reaction, and the Mentos and Soda experiment is a physical reaction (“Physical and Chemical”). Many may believe this reaction is chemical, but the substance does not change, so it is not. In the following paragraphs I will state three basic points. The first is how the reaction is caused. Second, I will explain what increases the reaction. Lastly, I will provide points to explain what slows the reaction down. Be prepared to indulge yourself in a world of science as I explain the reaction of Mentos and Coke!
All sodas are filled with carbon dioxide in order to make the soda more acidic (“Why is Carbon”, 2012). Because of the carbon dioxide, a process called nucleation is the main cause for the outcome of this experiment. When a bottle of soda is opened, the pressure is slowly let out. The carbon dioxide is less soluble at lower pressures, so it is released in forms of small bubbles (“The Secrets of the”, 2017). Since all of the carbon dioxide in the soda is packed into the

Unlike regular Mentos, fruity Mentos are covered with a waxy surface, which fills most of the nucleation sites; this causes the reaction to slow down. On a show called MythBusters, the reaction between fruity and regular Mentos was recorded. The fruit flavored ones did have a reaction, but the soda did not rise as high as the regular Mentos (“Diet Coke and Mentos”). On YouTube, a channel by the name of HalfPintHacks posted a video that compared the height of Mentos geysers; the flavors used were mint and fruit. In comparison to the mint, the fruit only went up nine feet and the mint managed to get a foot higher than the fruit. So, based on a few experiments, it is believed that fruit Mentos make the experiment slow compared to an experiment with mint Mentos (“Mentos and Diet Coke,