Tommy+H13

Thomas H. 2012-2013  **ABSTRACT** The purpose of the experiment was to test the fizzing time of various candies in Diet Coke. It was hypothesized that Mentos would fizz in Diet Coke longest because it is the candy commonly dropped in Diet Coke. The Diet Coke was poured into a 250 milliliter beaker. After that, a timer was started and the candy was poured into the beaker. The hypothesis was not correct. The Pop Rocks fizzed the longest in Diet Coke (1 minute 30 seconds). The Mentos actually fizzed the least for only 25 seconds! In the second experiment, it was hypothesized that Mentos in Fanta Orange Soda would fizz the longest. This was proved wrong. When the Mint Mentos were in the Fanta, it bubbled up to the top and all of a sudden overflowed. The third experiment tested different flavors of the candy in Diet Coke. It turned out that Blue Razz flavored Pop Rocks fizzed the longest (1 minute and 9 seconds). The last experiment tested different supplies in Diet Coke. It was hypothesized that Mentos would go the highest and fizz the longest but it did not. Antacids went the highest at 151 cm and fizzed for 21.09 seconds. It may not have fizzed the longest but it went much higher than the others. =**EXPERIMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS AND **EXTENSIONS = One improvement of the experiment could be to use the whole bottle instead of a beaker. You would pour the whole pack of candy into a bottle of coke. Another improvement could be to use fresh Coke every time. This might change the results because the soda would be fizzier. One extension of this could be to maybe heat the Coke, chill the Coke, and use room temperature Coke. It might be very possible that the coke would have a different fizz if it was hot or cold. Another extension on the experiment could be to test the fizzing time that it takes to dissolve in Diet Coke. This experiment was testing it when it started to when it stopped fizzing but this would probably take longer to completely dissolve the candy. = =
 * TESTING THE FIZZING TIME OF AN ASSORTMENT OF CANDIES DISSOLVING IN DIET COKE **