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Historically, the first soda waters were prepared by adding sodium bicarbonate to lemonade. A chemical reaction between sodium bicarbonate and citric acid occurred to create carbon dioxide.

As with many scientific discoveries, there is confusion about who was first. The person who is usually credited with first successfully creating carbonated water is Joseph Priestley in 1796. However, the Swedish chemistry professor Torbern Bergman had already succeeded in making carbonated water in 1771, mostly to save himself money when he was ill. Both were trying to imitate the naturally-occurring effervescent water that bubbles up from underground springs and was thought to be beneficial to health. It is not known whether Priestley knew about Bergman's work, and therefore they can both rightly be called fathers of this invention.

Currently, carbonated water is made by passing pressurized carbon dioxide through water. This increases the solubility; i.e., more carbon dioxide dissolves than under standard atmospheric pressures. When the pressurePressure (symbol: p is a measure of force per unit area. where p is the pressure F is the force A is the area Often F is taken to be the of the magnitude of the mean vector force normal to the surface of area A upon which it exerts; the "surface" not nece is reduced by opening the bottle, the gas comes out of the solution, forming the characteristic bubbles.

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The most popular forms are flavored, and referred to as soft drinks. These are widely sold throughout the world. Major brands include Coca-ColaCoca-Cola (also known as Coke is a popular carbonated soft drink sold in stores, restaurants and vending machines in over one hundred and forty countries. It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company, which is also occasionally referred to as Coca-Cola or Coke, PepsiPepsi Pepsi-Cola is a carbonated soft drink, and principal rival of Coca-Cola. History Pepsi was first made in New Bern, North Carolina, in the early 1890s, by pharmacist Caleb Bradham and was originally called "Brad's drink". It was made of carbonated wa, R.C. ColaCola (or Royal Crown Cola was developed in 1905 by Columbus, Georgia pharmacist Claud A. The first product in this "Royal Crown," line was "Chero-Cola", followed by Royal Crown Ginger Ale, Royal Crown Strawberry and Royal Crown Root Beer. The company was, and Dr PepperDr Pepper is a popular caramel-colored, carbonated, soft drink marketed by Dr Pepper/Seven Up, Inc. a unit of Cadbury-Schweppes. The headquarters of Dr Pepper are situated in Plano, Texas, a suburb of Dallas. Overview and history The drink was first sold. Many sales of these beverages are made via vending machines.