why do carbonated drinks maintain their carbonation better when cool vs warm?

Question

**Example:** If I leave an opened carbonated drink out on the counter over night it will have gone flat by morning, but if I keep the same opened drink in the fridge over night it’s still holding the carbonation the next day

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Answer 1

CO2 is less soluble in water as temperature increases. The ELI5 explanation of why is that, when the solution is of a higher temperature, it’s more likely for any individual CO2 atom to have enough energy to break the interactions it forms in water and escape the solution.