A soft drink. (1 Viewer)

[leehuan]

I am having a dumb moment.

Why do soft drink bottles/cans that have been shaken have a tendency to fizz violently and subsequently 'explode'?

 

[kawaiipotato]

My teacher told me that shaking it would cause the molecules to collide, and produce a big CO2 "bubble", while it breaks surface tension allowing it to escape. Also shaking it would slightly increase temperature, shifting it to CO2 (g)

 

[Drsoccerball]

I am having a dumb moment.

Why do soft drink bottles/cans that have been shaken have a tendency to fizz violently and subsequently 'explode'?

Its because by shaking it you shift the equlibrium to the left producing more CO_2 which means theres more pressure and then BOOM

 

[leehuan]

Oh right. Thanks!