Chemicals/coca cola and sodas
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Question
Hi.
Can you explain why more bubbles are created when:
1. I drop an ice cube into my cola
2. I shake the cola bottle
3. I open a fresh bottle (not shaken)
& there is something else:
An ice cube will fracture loudly when dropped into the drink, unless it has been handled by hand for too long before being dropped.
Thank alot!
1. Release of carbon dioxide from the solution of cola due to formation of bubbles around the ice.
2. Either trapping of air in the bottle or same as #1.
3. Release of pressurized CO2 from cola solution.
Last one - release of trapped air or non-frozen water. Depends on the structure of the ice and the temp of the cola.
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