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What happens to a can at the bottom of the ocean?
When you open the can, you expose its contents to a pressure imbalance: the pressure outside the can is lower than the pressure within it. Like all things, CO2 molecules want to move from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure, so eventually, all of that gas will escape from the liquid as bubbles.
What would happen to a can of soda at the bottom of the ocean?
The pressure at the bottom of the sea is so high that no pressure is being released when the can is opened. In short, the solubility of the carbon (remember, the amount of a substance that can be dissolved in the soda) is the same when the can is opened or closed.
What would happen to a soda can in space?
The bubbles of carbon dioxide in carbonated beverages aren’t buoyant in a weightless environment, so they remain randomly distributed throughout the fluid, even after swallowing. This means that carbonated beverages including soft drinks and beer may become a foamy mess during space travel.
What happens to soda under pressure?
Cans of carbonated soft drinks contain carbon dioxide under pressure so that the gas dissolves in the liquid drink. By avoiding the difficult step of bubble formation, the gas can escape more quickly from shaken soda, thus resulting in more fizz. Answer originally posted April 23, 2001.
Can you drink pop under water?
You can drink underwater, but the problems comes from keepiong the water you are diving in, out of the water you are drinking. The straw would have to be attached to something that would keep out the “ambient” water, yet allow you to drink.
Why do you think soda behave strangely in space?
The carbonation in beverages like soda act differently in space than on Earth. As a result the carbon dioxide bubbles remain within the liquid as opposed to being released as a gas for an effervescent pop. This can cause astronauts digestive discomfort and, as a result, Coke and Sprite remain on the ground.
How much pressure is a can of soda under?
The pressure inside the can will be roughly 17 psig (pounds per square inch, gauge) above atmospheric pressure. If you let the can warm up on the counter so its temperature increases to 70 F or so, the pressure inside the can will have increased to about 36 psig.”
Can you swallow underwater?
Yes. However, to do it requires breaking the most basic of diving rules…you have to hold your breath. Granted, sipping a quick swallow of water should only take a few moments, but you ARE holding your breath while doing it. I’ve even taken a drink from an underwater spring (Aquarena Center, San Marcos, Texas).
How do divers drink?
It’s not enough to take a few sips of water shortly before a dive and hope that you’re properly hydrated. The best approach is a slow, gradual intake of fluid, up to two days before diving. Aim to drink at least 2 litres of water a day.. Avoid over-drinking and getting thirsty.
Why can’t you drink soda in space?
Soda in space is a bit problematic. In micro-gravity, the light gas bubbles won’t rush to the top of the liquid and escape. They will stay within the liquid. This means the astronaut will consume significantly more gas drinking a soda in space than one would drinking a soda on the ground.
Does the solubility of carbon in soda change when it’s opened?
In short, the solubility of the carbon (remember, the amount of a substance that can be dissolved in the soda) is the same when the can is opened or closed.
How is carbonated soda made?
In soda, the drinks are carbonated by use of technology. We pump carbon dioxide into the can at high pressures. Then we quickly seal the container. The solubility (the amount of a substance that can be dissolved in another substance) of the carbon dioxide is higher at higher pressures.
What happens to carbon dioxide when you open a can?
However, when we open the can, the pressure is relieved. As a result of this release, the solubility of the carbon dioxide decreases, and the dissolved gas escapes as bubbles. In short, the higher the pressure, the less that gas bubbles out and fizzes over the sides of the can when you open it.