so I’ll fill my bottle with one liter of water and drop the tablet in. The tablet immediately starts fizzing and working its ...

Astronaut Terry Virts inserted an effervescent antacid tablet into a ball of water while crewmates filmed the reaction with the Red Epic Dragon camera. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not ...

Finally, students will watch a demonstration of an effervescent tablet, such as Alka-Seltzer, which fizzes when it dissolves in water. The reaction that causes this fizzing is similar to the reaction ...

The lid stays behind and you may also see the sludgy remains of the tablet still fizzing away on the ground. The tub and lid are the main thing to check. Make sure water or gas isn't seeping out.

Alka-Seltzer reacts with an acid to make carbon dioxide gas. When you added the tablet to the vinegar or water, you heard fizzing and saw bubbling. If the reaction is going faster, then it will take ...