* Gas O Gassy *

*burp burp* i hate it wheneve i drink those carbonated drinks, coca cola, pepsi, sprite and 7 Up..i will definitely end up burping. I know carbonated drinks are really bad for health. The amount of sugar they put in each can makes the ants go hyper!!!

Carbonated drinks are drinks that have carbon dioxide added to them. Carbon dioxide is colourless and flavourless. Carbonated beverage an effervescent drink that releases carbon dioxide under conditions of normal atmospheric pressure. Carbonation may occur naturally in spring water that has absorbed carbon dioxide at high pressures underground. It can also be a byproduct of fermentation. Soda is a pressurized mixture of flavored syrup and water to which carbon dioxide gas has been added. In modern bottling plants, very cold liquid and carbon dioxide ([CO.sub.2]) are mixed together in big tanks called carbo-coolers, or carbonators. The colder the temperature,the more gas can dissolve in the liquidarbonation is maintained within a bottle or can because the air pressure in the space above the liquid in the container is at least equal to the amount of carbonation in the liquid. This keeps the gas suspended within the liquid until the container is opened. After the container is opened, the air pressure pushing down on the liquid is no longer sufficient to hold in the gas, so the carbon dioxide in the liquid gradually begins escaping.

The lower the level of liquid in the container, the more quickly the drink will lose its carbonation. Carbonation is generally done in massive tanks in which the levels of liquid and carbon dioxide gas can be easily controlled. Of course, temperature plays a major role in the carbonation process as well. A liquid with a lower temperature can dissolve more gas before reaching equilibrium than a warmer one, so most drink mediums are kept at a point very near the freezing point while the carbonation process is undertaken.

hasha: sweet like sugar.