Rocket Science
Introduction
Have you ever seen the Diet Coke and Mentos experiment?
Have you ever wondered what makes the reaction work?
You might think that there is some magical ingredient in a Mentos sweet that
causes a chemical reaction with the Diet Coke. The amazing eruption that takes
place when Mentos are dropped into Diet Coke (or other brands of diet cola) is
not a chemical reaction at all! Instead it is a physical reaction.
The Science behind it!
A carbonated beverage (e.g. Diet Coke) is packed full of dissolved carbon
dioxide gas, which forms bonds with water.
While the Diet Coke is in the bottle, the gas is kept in solution by the bottle's
pressurised conditions. When you pour some Diet Coke into a glass, some gas
