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Why will bubbles rise faster from a warm can of soda than a cold can of soda?

Why will bubbles rise faster from a warm can of soda than a cold can of soda?-example-1

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The question requires us to choose the best option to explain why bubbles rise faster from a warm can of soda than a cold can, based on the solubility of gases in liquids.

Adding heat to a solution composed of a liquid and a gas (i.e., increasing its temperature) provides thermal energy to the gas that makes it possible to overcome the forces that maintain molecules of solvent (liquid) and solute (gas) together. In this way, the molecules of solvent and solute tend to separate, therefore decreasing the solubility of the gas. Based on this, we can say that the solubility of gases in liquids increase with increasing temperature.

Therefore, the best option to answer the question is the first one, "gases become less soluble in liquids at higher temperatures".

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