The Fresh Maker Lab:
THE FRESH MAKER LAB!
(The Science of Solid-Liquid-Gas States)
Mentos Commercial Circa 1992: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqgqgcE8Zck
Foo Fighters Mockery: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLdJQFTnZfA
Watch Mythbusters: Season 4 Episode 14 - Diet Coke and Mentos https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8hb2i2
Visit the PHET Website with interactive online heat and thermo. labs. https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/filter?subjects=heat-and-thermodynamics&sort=alpha&view=grid Conduct a few of these simulations and describe how they relate to our Diet Coke and Mentos experiment.
Using the Scientific Method, explain why this reaction occurs.