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Why does a fizzy drink go flat?

A freshly opened fizzy drink is alive with bubbles โ€” but leave it out for a few hours and it turns into dull, flat sugar-water. Nothing was added or spilled. So where did all the fizz go?

A glass of fizzy soft drink full of rising bubbles
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