why do bubbles in fizzy drinks escape individually rather than as one large bubble?

Question: why do bubbles in fizzy drinks escape individually rather than as one large bubble?
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  bubble,
  drink
Asked by Dolly da Gucci to Ivy, Daniel, Christina, Cheryl on 25 Jan 2017.
- Cheryl Andisi answered on 25 Jan 2017:
  
  @Dolly da gucci,
  I do not know. I suspect it is something to do with surface tension which might not be high enough to maintain a big bubble but also higher than that of the part not forming bubbles.
  
  Do you have any pointers? Please tell me when you find an answer to this

Question: why do bubbles in fizzy drinks escape individually rather than as one large bubble?