By comparing the reaction with a variety of liquids and substances including rock salt, and LifeSavers candies it was found that the surface of the Mentos helps the reaction to take place. Potassium benzoate and aspartame work together to create soda bubbles that forces carbon dioxide out of the...
Second, the density of the mint matters: Mentos fall quickly to the bottom of the bottle, collecting bubbles on the way down. Less dense mints which float or bob do not have as dramatic an effect. So if you try this at home — and you probably should, but again, don’t put the ca...
As for what happens when carbonated beverage encounters Mentos, when a roll of the sweets is dropped into a two-liter bottle of Diet Coke, the combination works to produce an impressive geyser of brown froth that shoots about 20 feet into the air (although some of these pressurized fountains ...
Funny, because I just watched an episode of Myth Busters last night shown at Discovery Channel and they explained why such reaction happens, attributing it to nucleation. They even tried different types of mentos, but only the mint ones had rapid carbon dioxide release, as the flavoured ones w...
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Mentos-Diet Coke ReactionTara Gidus