Maths, mints and coke fountains

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2. Name of school/organisation:

Loughborough University

3. Event / activity title:

Maths, mints and coke fountains

5. Event or activity description (max 300 words):

The addition of mentos to coke causes an eruption of coke out of the bottle. The surface of the mentos provides a great number of nucleation sites for the carbon dioxide. The addition of the mints brings the carbon dioxide out of solution, causing a rapid expulsion of coke out of the bottle. The hypothesis is that the amount of coke ejected and the height it reaches is proportional to the number of mints added. The height of the eruption will be estimated using trigonometry - measuring the angle of elevation and distance from the bottle allows the height to be calculated. The experiment will be repeated with varying numbers of mints and the students will plot a graph of height achieved versus number of mints. Will the hypothesis be proved correct?

6. Type of event / activity (tick all that apply):

Workshop

7. Keywords:

Chemistry

Maths

8. Event start and end date and time:

Monday, 18 March, 2013 - 10:00 to 12:00

9. Other timing notes:

The timings are not exact and may subject to change please visit http://www.lboro.ac.uk/nsew/activities/maths-mints.html for more information.

10. Your organisation/event website:

www.lboro.ac.uk

11. Venue of the event/activity:

Loughborough University

12. Venue address:

Loughborough University

Loughborough

LE11 3TU

United Kingdom

14. What age groups is it open to?:

14–16 year olds

15. How many pupils will this reach in total?:

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