Does sodium have a reaction to carbonation in soda. ?

Question

I'm doing a presentation for my experiment results in physical science and I don't know whether the sodium intensifies the carbonation.

Answer 1

I'm not sure what you are asking? Adding sodium to carbonated water? or Looking at the sodium already in the carbonated water? If the latter, then it's simple. The sodium that's in the solution already, does not react further. The Na+ ion is satisfied and acts like a noble gas as it sits there and does nothing.

Answer 2

Specifically, are you looking at the effect of adding a salt to carbonated water? Or are you evaluating the process of adding sodium compounds in the process of carbonating water?

I'll assume that it is the "why does salt increase the fizzing of a carbonated beverage" effect.

The reason a carbonated beverage fizzes more violently when table salt is added is not due to the introduction of the compound - it is the introduction of a granular material that greatly increases the number of nucleation points necessary to form the carbon dioxide bubbles. The salt crystals have many tiny cracks and crevices on their surfaces that serve as points where the carbon dioxide bubbles form.

Hope this helps!