Scientific Method
Which bottle was the control reaction?
Room Temperature
CO2, when dissolved in liquid, makes the liquid more…?
Acidic
True or False: Other reactions speed up when hotter and slow down when colder?
True
What gas is being produced?
Carbon Dioxide
What was your favorite part of the lab?
Many Answers
What does the hypothesis revolve around?
The effect of temperature on reaction rate.
Increased pollution leads to what gas in the atmosphere…?
Carbon Dioxide
How did a colder temperature affect the experiment?
The reaction was spread out over a longer period of time.
How are bubbles forming?
The mentos shell provides a space for bubbles to form.
Where is Allison from?
Jacksonville, Florida
What are the variables in this reaction?
The hot temperature and the cold temperature.
How does more atmospheric carbon dioxide affect the ocean?
Leads to ocean acidification.
How did a hotter temperature affect the experiment?
The reaction sped up.
A quick reaction would make a higher or lower foam level?
Higher
What is Kelly's major?
Bio-Chemistry
Why can't we test mento amount and temperature level at the same time?
We can only test one variable at once for accurate results.
CO2 reacts with H2O to form… ?
Carbonic Acid
Why does an increased temperature increase the rate of reaction?
When it's hotter the molecules speed up.
If we add more mentos to the soda what will happen?
It would have a bigger explosion
What is Maddy's major?
Medical Biology Pre-Dental
What was a controlled variable?
Soda amount, mento amount, etc…
Why do shellfish struggle to survive in acidic conditions?
Their shells are eaten away.
Why does a decreased temperature decrease the rate of reaction?
When it gets colder the molecule slow down.
What would happen if we added more soda and kept the same amount of mentos?
The reaction would be smaller.
Which two instructors are from Windham?
Noah and Kayla