MENTOS + SODA = ? Problem: Which brand of soda tested spews the most liquid when three Mentos are doped into a 2-liter of each brand? We know that the reaction between Mentos and soda is an explosion, but what we are trying to figure out is which brand causes the biggest reaction. Hypothesis: If three Mentos are dropped into a 2-liter of Diet Coke, Diet 7-Up, and Dr Thunder, then the Diet Coke will have the largest reaction to the Mentos. Materials: 1 pkg. Mint Mentos candies 2-liter
everyone love the sudden eruption of a volcano or watching fireworks on the Fourth of July? There is something about the exciting human reaction to witnessing these explosions. Dropping Mentos candies into a diet soda to see how high the geysers can be a pure excitement. Is it a chemical reaction or a physical reaction? What causes the geyser to erupt? These are some questions that can be answered by a little research on the qualities of Diet Coke and Mentos. Diet Coke has caffeine and acidity
Invented in 1886 in Atlanta, Georgia, Coca-Cola and Mentos reaction became a worldwide sensation on June 3, 2006 (iml.jou.ufl). It is going to tell not about the experiment on Coke and Mentos but rather the background information on the subject. Coca-Cola was invented by Doctor John Pemberton, a pharmacist from Georgia (iml.jou.ufl). It was first called Pemberton's French Wine Coca and was sold as a medicine to help cure colds and give people a boost of energy (iml.jou.ufl). Later on, the name was