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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 flo...
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