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When you open a bottle of soda, bubbles rapidly form and gas fizzes out.

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(a) Gas that was trapped at the top of the bottle between the cap and the surface of the liquid escapes immediately and 'draws' liquid soda as it escapes, creating the illusion of bubbling.

(b) The act of opening the bottle 'dislodges' tiny, nearly invisible gas bubbles that were clinging to the side of the container. They quickly condense into larger bubbles and escape.

(c) Warm air from outside the bottle heats the soda, decreasing the solubility of the CO₂ in the soda and causing it to bubble out.

(d) When the bottle is opened, the pressure of CO₂gas above the liquid rapidly drops, which significantly decreases the solubility of CO₂ in the soda, causing it to bubble out.

(e) H₂CO₃ in the soda reacts with water vapor in the air, forming CO₂ that quickly bubbles out.

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