S1: Hello guys I am —----
S2: and I am —---, And for today's video, we'll discover what happens when we mix Mentos with diet
coke and explore some of the potential reasons why it behaves that way.
S1: As you can see, we have a two-liter bottle of Diet Coke and one package of Mentos per bottle of Diet
Coke, these are the ingredients that we will use for today’s experiment.
S2: As you notice, we are both wearing lab coats and gloves even though we aren't dealing with
anything hazardous today.
S1: well, it’s never a bad idea to protect ourselves from possible splish and splash
S2: So now let’s start our experiment
[ diri na part kay narrate nalang ni diri bali ipakita diri ang katong experiment]
(First, remove the cap from a diet coke bottle. Next, swiftly arrange the entire stack of Mentos on the
cardboard that is sitting on top of the bottle.)(transition) [ e cut ang video sa katong experiment kay
eexplain sa nato ngano unique ang carbonated beverages]
[so diri narration japun then naay mag act diri like kana gud advertisement sa coke? Like kuntahay naay
nagpalit og coke then nag inom sya then explanation dayun chuchu]
(But first, let's examine what makes a carbonated beverage unique. A carbonated beverage is a liquid
that has carbon dioxide dissolved into it. Because liquids and gases typically don't mix well and gases
prefer to leave liquids, bottles are pressurized to keep the carbon dioxide dissolved in the liquid.
However, when the lid is removed, the pressure in the bottle decreases and the carbon dioxide in our
liquid is slowly released into the air, creating the little bubbles you see in your soda. When a carbonated
beverage is shaken or stirred, more carbon dioxide is allowed to escape, resulting in large bubbles and
foam. )
[then diri kay e continue na dayun to sya tong experiment]
(When a Mentos is dropped into a bottle of Diet Coke, the Mentos collides with the carbon dioxide
molecules, producing the same result as stirring or shaking but with a stronger impact)
[so diri naa ma jud dapat ta sa open space ani no? So bali naa tay mga passersby then iinterview sila
atong mga scientists nato]
S1: But wait, why does it react that way? Do you think it’s a chemical reaction or a physical reaction?
T2: of course, it is a physical reaction! The mentos texture is rough, that’s the reason it reacts that way!
T1: Why do you say the texture is rough? Mentos are round and smooth. It is obviously a chemical
reaction because of the sugar!
T2: It can't be sugar because diet coke already contains sugar, which is why you have to use diet coke.
S2: If you question your friends and go online, but you get contradicting responses like this, some will
claim that sugar combines chemically with Diet Coke to create the fountain. While others will argue that
it’s the candy's gritty texture that is to blame for the physical reaction.
S1: How will you determine who is correct? You may base your decision on which person you like more
or which website you find more appealing and interesting. There's a reason Mentos react with diet coke
to create a fountain of bubbles, and with the help of the scientific method, we can figure out why.
[mag experiment nasad ]
(Let's start by putting the first hypothesis to the test; we were told that the response is brought on by a
chemical reaction between sugar and diet soda. If the sugar in our Mentos is what caused our eruption,
then we would anticipate other sweet candy to produce a similar impact. When we tested jelly beans
candies [or any other candy na mapalit nila], they produced considerably fewer reactions than the
Mentos, contradicting our hypothesis.
[experiment]
(Let's put to the test the second hypothesis, which holds that the Mentos' rough texture is to blame for
the reaction. Sand should also cause a reaction if a rough texture is all that is required to create bubbles,
and it does! Therefore, this explanation is the correct one!)
S2: To further explain, Each Mentos has a ton of tiny ridges and pores, which increase their surface area
and enable them to collide with tons of carbon dioxide molecules. Because so much carbon dioxide is
being forced out of the bottle, tons of liquid are also forced out of the bottle in the form of tons of foam,
and this reaction creates a large coke geyser.