Why do diet coke and mentos do that thing?

Chemistry For Your Life · May 21, 2020 · 29m

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You know what we're talking about. That spectacular fizzy geyser. This week, Melissa and Jam explore what makes diet coke and mentos go crazy together. Is it love? Is it hate? Is it chemistry? Why diet coke specifically? Or more importantly, why mentos? Let's get into it.

References from this episode

Diet Coke and Mentos: What is really behind this physical reaction? - American Journal of Physics 76, 551 (2008)

Diet Coke and Mentos: What is really behind this physical reaction? - Tonya Coffey

Spurting Science: Erupting Diet Coke with Mentos - Scientific American - Science Buddies

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