Wednesday, May 12, 2010

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What makes soda fizz? Best

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  1. Carbon Dioxide. It is very hard to force carbon dioxide into a soda bottle because it is a gas. It will jut get released into the air. So the pressurized CO2 gets mixed with the soda and when you shake it, it causes a chemical reaction, so thats why the bottle explodes when you shake it up and open it.
    Link:
    http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080120080516AAgWc8K

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  2. Soda fizzes because the manufacturers add carbon dioxide gas in it for that tingling feeling.So, when you open a can or a bottle, the gas is released causing the bubbles to form and the carbon dioxide is released to the top.
    My Source: http://www.livescience.com/mysteries/061010_soda_fizz.html

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  3. This was an interesting post that made me wonder. So, when I did my research, I found out that manufacturers add carbon dioxide gas to the soda. When you open the can or bottle, the gas is released causing the fizzy bubbles. That is also the stuff that makes your tounge tingle when you drink soda.
    My Research:
    http://www.livescience.com/mysteries/061010_soda_fizz.html

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  4. When you open up a bottle of pop or soda, do you ever wonder what makes it fizz? Well, for starters, the ingredient in soda that makes it fizz is carbon dioxide gas. Carbon dioxide gas is a colorless, odorless, incombustible gas, formed during respiration, combustion and organic decomposition and used in food refrigeration, carbonated beverages, and fire extinguishers. Carbon dioxide gas is also called carbonic acid gas. In my own words, carbon dioxide gas is a gas incapable of burning which is used in drinks, and fire extinguishers. The real question here is, how does carbon dioxide gas make soda fizz? When a company manufacturers a soda, they force large amounts of carbon dioxide gas molecules into the bottle or can. This carbon dioxide gas is then dissolved at a pressure up to 1,200 pounds in the water, than it would be in the normal atmospheric conditions. Carbon dioxide gas gets dissolved in the water and creates a tasty and tangy taste for whoever is drinking it. Also, the carbon dioxide gas stays on the bottom of the bottle or can until it is disturbed by something ( In this case it would be the pressure exerted when we open the bottle or can). When carbon dioxide hits warm temperatures it collects at the top of the bottle very quickly and takes the form of little bubbles that quickly pop.If you don’t want your soda to go flat just remember not to shake the bottle or can, and to always keep the cap on very tight so that room temperature cannot enter the bottle and make your soda flat. Well, that’s why soda fizzes, because of carbon dioxide gas.

    Here are my sources that I got my information from:

    http://www.answers.com/topic/carbon-dioxide

    and

    http://www.letusfindout.com/why-does-soda-fizz/

    ~~~~~~~~~~njguy320

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  5. Ok so here's my answer!

    Soda fizzs because there is carbon dioxide gas inside of it. Soda makers add this tingling froth by forcing carbon dioxide and water into your soda at high pressures—up to 1,200 pounds per square inch. An unopened soda can is bubble-free because the pressure inside the can keeps the carbon dioxide dissolved in the liquid.

    But if someone were to open the can or shake the can, then you release the pressure and allow the gas bubbles to be free from the liquid and rise to the surface. This requires energy because in order for the gas to break free from the soda it has to overcome the force holding the liquid together.

    This is also why soda gets 'flat' This is because the Carbon dioxide is an unwelcome visitor in the drink. The moment a drink warms up, the CO2 sees its chance and escapes. Which can also make the soda splash onto your clothes!

    http://www.livescience.com/mysteries/061010_soda_fizz.html

    http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080120080516AAgWc8K

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  6. Ever wonder what makes soda fizz? Carbon dioxide! When soda is manufacutured, numerous molecules are forced into the bottle at a pressure of up to 1200 pounds per square inch. The carbon dioxide is disolved into the drink; however, when the bottle is opened, the pressure is released and the gas begins to escape. As a result, bubbles start to form. This makes the pop-fizz sound. If the soda stays open for a period of time,all the gas will escape, causing the soda to be fizz-free.
    Links:
    *https://www.wikianswers.com
    *http://www.letusfindout
    *http://www.livescience.com

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  7. When you open up your soda bottle tou hear a tiny fizz or "sizzle", what is you this you ask? The Fizz in that soda is caused by a very interesting compound. This is carbon Dioxide, a mixture of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. This combination is added to water creating "carbonated water", which un-coincidentally, is the first ingredient on a bottle or can of soda.

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  8. Hookemhorns- you were about to put a source, but it got cut off or something like that. Do you need to do it again?

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  9. Carbon dioxide gas. Soft drink manufacturers add this tingling stuff by forcing carbon dioxide and water into your soda at high pressures—up to 1,200 pounds per inch. An unopened soda can is pretty much bubble-free because the pressure inside the can keeps the carbon dioxide dissolved in the liquid. my source is:
    www.livescience.com/mysteries/061010_soda_fizz.

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  10. Soda fizzes because of Carbon dioxide. Cans of Soda have carbon dioxide under pressure which makes the carbon dioxide dissolve in liquid. When you open the can the gas releases as bubbles. If you shake the can the bubbles are an easier way for the gas to escape. If the liquid inside the soda can is handled gently then it takes longer for the gas to escape.

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  11. When you open up your soda bottle tou hear a tiny fizz or "sizzle", what is you this you ask? The Fizz in that soda is caused by a very interesting compound. This is carbon Dioxide, a mixture of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. This combination is added to water creating "carbonated water", which un-coincidentally, is the first ingredient on a bottle or can of soda.

    My Scource:

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  12. What makes soda fizz? Soda fizz is caused by carbon dioxide. Soda manufacturers force soda and water into the drink at high pressures. The goal is to add as many carbon dioxide molecules as possible. When the bottle is opened, the pressure is released, the gas bubbles rise to the surface because they have gained the energy to separate the gas molecules from the water.The room temperature then causes the soda to get warmer as well as the carbon dioxide molecules rise and when they reach the surface, they pop. When the carbon dioxide molecules reach the surface really fast, it creates the frothy stuff that pours out from your soda, also known as fizz.

    Sources:

    http://www.livescience.com/mysteries/061010_soda_fizz.html

    http://www.letusfindout.com/why-does-soda-fizz/

    http://www.answers.com/topic/what-makes-soda-pop-fizz

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  13. The fizz when you open a soda bottle is actually carbon dioxide gas. The manufacturers that make soda force carbon dioxide into the soda at high force. So, when you open the soda, the pressure is released and the gas bubbles rise to the surface. After reaching the surface, the bubbles pop.

    Sources:

    http://www.letusfindout.com/why-does-soda-fizz/

    http://www.livescience.com/mysteries/061010_soda_fizz.html

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  14. Well, this was a fairly easy question, especially because we just learned about carbonation. It's also exciting, because I can finally answer a question with mostly prior knowledge. First of all, soda fizzes because of the common gas called carbon dioxide. To create the fizz, Pepsi, Coke, Sprite, and all soda manufacturers squeeze big amounts of carbon dioxide and water (mixed with other materials to create the flavor) into a can at high pressures, thus creating the fizz.

    When the can/bottle is closed, there are barely any bubbles, so there is no fizz, because the gas particles are all compressed together at such a high pressure that they can't move and are fully dissolved in the liquid, comparable to the particles of a solid, which is very different from how gas usually behaves. Like all gas particles, when the pressure of the soda is released by opening the can, they burst out at a high speed and now freely travel through the open air.

    The potential energy stored inside the soda from the pressure is now converted into the kinetic energy that causes the soda to burst out. This kinetic energy overpowers the force that is preventing the carbon dioxide and the liquid from separating, and the carbon dioxides exits the mixture, leaving the soda safe to drink. This is why you hear the "sss" sound after opening a can of soda. When you shake the soda, the molecules jump around the bottle, gaining more energy to burst after the soda is opened. That is why you get a huge explosion after shaking a can of soda and opening it. So, it's probably better not to shake a can of soda before drinking it, unless you want soda to drip on your clothes and skin.

    Also, when you pour out a newly opened can of soda into a cup, you see that the fizz is rising to the rim of the cup, and then vaporizes in the air. That's why the soda tastes bad until the fizz leaves the cup. Blowing the cup doesn't help speed up the process of vaporization. Believe me, I've tried it before. In addition, adding ice cubes to the cup doesn't speed the process up, because it only adds more fizz, since it releases the dissolved gas.

    Reading all of this science-y stuff can get a little confusing, but you can try it out for yourself by experimenting with soda. Although, you probably want to back away quickly if you're going to shake the bottle of soda and open it. For those of you who don't like science much, I hope that reading this will show you that science can be fun!!!

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  15. First I thought that this question was hard because I didn't knew what the answer was. Now I know that the answer is that the soda fizzes because in the manufacture company, they add the CARBON DIOXIDE. That gives tingly feeling.
    So, when you open the bottle, the gas is released. The evidence I found was from the link below.

    Link: http://www.letusfindout.com/why-does-soda-fizz/

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  16. Soda fizzes because of Carbon dioxide. Cans of Soda have carbon dioxide under pressure which makes the carbon dioxide dissolve in liquid. When you open the can the gas releases as bubbles. If you shake the can the bubbles are an easier way for the gas to escape. If the liquid inside the soda can is handled gently then it takes longer for the gas to escape.

    Sources:
    http://www.livescience.com/mysteries/061010_soda_fizz.html

    http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=why-does-a-shaken-soda-fi

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  17. The answer to this question is Carbon Dioxide or CO2. It is a harmless gas that is "mixed into soda pop to make it light and fun to drink." When the bottle is opened, the carbon dioxide tends to race up to the surface because it is the lightest ingredient in soda. The bottling factories always seal the bottles or cans quickly because the carbon dioxide adds pressure. From this article, I learned that the louder the noise from the bottle there is, the more pressure the bottle contains. From another article, I learned that Carbon Dioxide is "tasteless, odorless, and colorless." This is new information to me because I though that the Carbon Dioxide gave soda that color. I always thought that it was brown in color. I think that the third link that I added is really helpful because it gave me lots of knowledge and I learned new things. Lastly, I also read that when the fizz stops, it means that the CO2 is released.
    I got this information from these websites:
    http://www.answers.com/topic/what-makes-soda-pop-fizz
    http://www.sciencetheatre.org/ask_st/033094.html
    http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080120080516AAgWc8K

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