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Sinking and Floating Cans Experiment

Sinking and Floating Cans Experiment

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Why does diet soda float and regular soda does not?

Why does diet soda float and regular soda does not?

The difference in the amount of dissolved sweeteners leads to a difference in density.

  • Cans of regular soda tend to be denser than water, so they sink.
  • Cans of diet soda are usually less dense than water, so they float.

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The density of a can of regular soda is just over 1 gm/cc, while that of a can of diet soda is just under.

This makes for a dramatic display of density differences. A 12-oz can of regular soda will sink in the same container of water in which the same brand of diet soda floats.

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