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Chapter 1, Problem 16P(choose chapter or problem)
Examine Figure \(1.1\) and, from a molecular point of view, explain why soda pop fizzes. What molecules are inside the bubbles in a glass of soda pop?
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QUESTION:
Examine Figure \(1.1\) and, from a molecular point of view, explain why soda pop fizzes. What molecules are inside the bubbles in a glass of soda pop?
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Problem 16P
Examine Figure 1 and, from a molecular point of view, explain why soda pop fizzes. What molecules are inside the bubbles in a glass of soda pop?
Figure 1 Where the fizz comes from Bubbles in soda pop are pockets of carbon dioxide gas molecules escaping out of the liquid water.
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Soda pop is composed of many atoms. A single drop of soda pop contains about 1 billion trillion (1021) atoms. Soda pop is a mixture of CO2 , H2O, sugar and some other molecules. The molecules important to fizzing are carbon dioxide and water.