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What is the reaction between plain soda and sugar?
Today I was having lunch and I ordered plain soda. And some amount of sugar was added, suddenly all the liquid fell of the glass. I thought there should have been a reaction between plain soda and ...
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How can I remove acids from cola?
I would like to taste Pepsi-cola without acid. I like it's flavor but don't like acidic taste. It's acidity comes from carbon dioxide, phosphoric and citric acids (see ingredients list in wiki and ...
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Could milk rust a steel teaspoon?
Recently, while cleaning a neighbour's fridge (turned off for a few weeks), I came across a cup (closed with a lid). Inside the cup was, to my olfactory horror, congealed milk, with a steel (iron) ...
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What ratio of bicarb to vinegar do I need in order for the result to be pH neutral?
This question stems from one I just asked over at Seasoned Advice, where my recipe tasted decidedly off because the pH was wrong.
The recipe called for $\pu{16 g}$ bicarb of soda (sodium bicarbonate, $...
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ice cream float - what causes it? [duplicate]
When you mix ice cream and a soft drink (like coke,) a reaction happens that creates a thick foam. I am assuming the foam id composed of carbon dioxide gas and milk curd, which is produced by the ...
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Does citric acid react with carbonated water?
I've noticed that when adding lemon juice to carbonated water, large 'soapy' bubbles appear on the surface. Since I'm adding another acid to a solution of carbonic acid, I would maybe expect a faster ...
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How does adding lemon juice to sugar make better caramel?
It's a common cooking advice: if you want a somewhat softer caramel, add some lemon juice to the sugar:
To help prevent the caramel from crystallizing, you can add an acid to the sugar before you ...
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