How hot does it have to be for a can of soda to explode?

Apparently, tests by the Discovery Channel show Mythbusters failed to make soda or aerosol cans explode until air temperatures reached about 300 degrees – hotter than any car would get. Maybe testing a lot more cans would have found some unable to take the heat.

Can of soda under water?

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.

Can a can of soda explode?

If you shake a can of soda, you end up with tiny bubbles of carbon dioxide gas that stick to the inside surface of the can. If you open the can, the bubbles expand a lot and they push the soda right out with them, causing a “soda explosion.”

Why doesn’t soda explode at the bottom of the ocean?

When Hadfield shakes the can at depth, the same bubbles form within it, but the high-pressure surrounding atmosphere forces those bubbles back into the liquid with near-equal force when the can is opened. So, no explosion.

Why do soda bottles explode?

The carbonation is due to the presence of dissolved carbon dioxide gas. The gas exerts pressure when not dissolved, which can cause it to burst from its container if too much is released. If exposed to air, the gas will slowly come out of solution and be released to the atmosphere, causing the drink to go flat.

Why did my soda can explode?

Water expands as it freezes, and the process pushes the CO2 in the soda outward. The combination of pressurized gas trying to escape and ice filling a space too small for it is too much for the container, and the strain makes the soda can or bottle explode.

What happens if you drink Coke 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 if you open a Coke underwater?

When you are about 60 feet (18.2 meters) below the waves, the pressure outside is so high that it forces the bubbles back into the liquid hence no explosion. And yes, your soda opened at depth will stay fizzy longer too.

Will a Frozen Coke can explode?

Since water expands when cooled, the liquid in a can of soda will expand when frozen. Soda cans are designed to hold a specific volume of liquid. This pressure causes the can to become strained and to eventually POP when left in the freezer for too long – leaving you with a messy surprise to clean up in your freezer!

What would happen if you opened a can of soda in space?

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 Frozen Coke go flat?

When this happens to juice, it’s no problem, but cola loses the dissolved carbon dioxide after freezing. The same thing also happens often in autumn when first frost attacks our balcony storage, freezing anything that’s on the balcony.