Question

We all love carbonated drinks. We know that Carbon dioxide is dissolved in water to make that drink. But if I try to push in more and more carbon dioxide into water at the same temperature, what would happen?

• A. It will keep dissolving till infinity.
• B. The carbon dioxide molecules will destroy water molecules.
• C. After a point, carbon dioxide will become carbon monoxide.
• D. After a certain point, carbon dioxide gas simply won't dissolve. It will bubble out.

Answer 1

The correct option is D After a certain point, carbon dioxide gas simply won't dissolve. It will bubble out.

This is just the case of saturation. You know saturation is the phenomenon where no more of a substance can dissolve and additional amounts will appear out in the same phase it was dissolved in. If I dissolve sugar crystals, I will get sugar crystals. If I try to dissolve a gas, I will get a gas out.
It has a term called effervescence/inclusion for gases and precipitation/exosolution for solids.