Metropolitan Digital

Google


.

The bubbly chemistry behind carbonated beverages

  • Written by Michael W. Crowder, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University
The bubbly chemistry behind carbonated beveragesManufacturers inject carbon dioxide into beverages to make them fizzy. Jenny Dettrick/Moment via Getty Images

Many people love the refreshing effervescence of a soda, champagne, beer or sparkling water. When you take a sip, the gas bubbles in the beverage burst, and the released gas tickles your nose. But have you ever wondered how carbonation...

Read more: The bubbly chemistry behind carbonated beverages

More Articles ...

  1. Discrimination took a heavy toll on Asian American students during the pandemic
  2. After Maui fires, human health risks linger in the air, water and even surviving buildings
  3. Trump’s free speech faces court-ordered limits, like any other defendant’s -- 2 law professors explain why, and how Trump’s lawyers need to watch themselves too
  4. Native Hawaiian sacred sites have been damaged in the Lahaina wildfires – but, as an Indigenous scholar writes, their stories will live on
  5. Wildfires are a severe blow to Maui's tourism-based economy, but other iconic destinations have come back from similar disasters
  6. Government support was key for thousands of US nonprofits battered by COVID-19's early costs − new research
  7. Why does your hair curl in the summer? A chemist explains the science behind hair structure
  8. Gut microbes are the community within you that you can't live without – how eating well can cultivate your microbial and social self
  9. Skin cancer screening guidelines can seem confusing – three skin cancer researchers explain when to consider getting checked
  10. Who likes Donald Trump? Lots of Republicans, but especially Hispanic voters, plus very rural and very conservative people