Diet Soda and Liquid Nitrogen

TL;DR

This paper discusses a method to produce the Diet Soda and Mentos reaction by immersing a plastic soda bottle directly in liquid nitrogen, illustrating a novel approach to demonstrate this chemical reaction.

Contribution

It introduces a new experimental technique involving liquid nitrogen immersion to trigger the Diet Soda and Mentos reaction.

Findings

Reaction can be reliably triggered by liquid nitrogen immersion

Demonstrates a safe and effective method for visualizing the reaction

Provides insights into the physical mechanisms involved

Abstract

Letter to the Editor about how the diet soda and Mentos reaction can be produced by the direct immersion of a plastic soda bottle in liquid nitrogen.