Why does soda explode if artificial sweetener or other powders are added? - I opened a can of soda and spilled some generic artificial sweetener into the soda and it exploded. Why did this happen? I am not talking about mentos, I mean artificial sweeteners like Splenda.The crushed Mentos candy should sink slower than a whole Mentos candy. In this materials science project, you will see if using crushed Mentos candies instead of whole Mentos candies, which should sink faster in the soda, will change the height of the eruption. You will crush Mentos candies and then use them to make Diet Coke geysers. During the Experiment What usually causes soda to erupt in this way? Why do you think the Mentos® are able to elicit a similar reaction? Is the evidence and data you are collecting helping you test your question? If you are modifying variables, ask students what the differences are in the reactions between the modification of variables.
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.
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