Science Buddies: "Ask an Expert"

Hello! I need help coming up with a good hypothesis for this project. For now I have: "If the temperature of a carbonated drink is increased, then the solubility of carbon dioxide within the drink will decrease because the loss of carbon dioxide within the drink is enhanced when temperatures are raised." Any responses especially concerning how I can conduct this experiment and how I can improve on this hypothesis/experiment are greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Dan

I think you should try to come up with something a little different. Everyone knows that carbonated beverages give off more gas when warm.

There's a digestive remedy called Gas-X that is supposed to reduce gas in the stomach and upper intestine and I wonder what effect it would have on a fizzy drink.

I'm sure you have heard of the Coke geyser that is caused by throwing some Mentos into a bottle of Coke Zero. This could also be used with different temperatures to test for differences.

Be creative. Think about what things you might add to increase or decrease gas release--charcoal maybe, since it is supposed to adsorb gases.

Post your ideas about this and more questions.

Good luck!

Sybee