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The density of the Mountain Dew is increased by the dissolved sugar, which occupies space between the water molecules making it more dense then water. Diet Pepsi has no additional sugar, and is therefore less dense then the water and floats.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 14y agoMain ingredient difference is Diet Pepsi doesn't contain High Fructose Corn Syrup and regular Pepsi does thus, regular pepsi sinks, and diet pepsi does not sink because of the different densities. Same thing will happen with almost any soda product. Same principle with a boat on salt water compared with fresh water. The boat will sit lower in the fresh water because without the salt it displaces more water than with the boat in salt water.
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∙ 12y agoThe regular soda sinks because it requires a large amount of sweetener, which makes the liquid in the can heavier. The Diet Soda floats because the small amount of sweetener isn't enough the make the can, liquid, and air in the can heavier than water.
The only difference between diet soda and regular soda is the sweetener. Diet soda uses calorie-free artificial sweeteners instead of sugar. The sweeteners used in diet soda are usually much sweeter than sugar. For example, Aspartame is 200 times sweeter than sugar. So diet soda doesn't need as much of a sweetener to make it sweet. The regular soda sinks because it requires a large amount of sweetener, which makes the liquid heavier. The diet soda floats because the small amount of sweetener isn't enough the make the can, liquid, and air in the can heavier than water.
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∙ 11y agoIt is because Diet Coke has less sugar and density, but the original coke has tons of sugar and more density.
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∙ 11y agoEvidentally they have different specific gravities. both are fluids.
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∙ 13y agoLiquid density. Most likely due to sugar content but also due to additives
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∙ 8y agoBecause a regular coke is more dense and has more sugar. A diet coke has more sugar
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Will a diet pepsi float or sink in water?
Yes
Does regular Pepsi sink or float?
if you toss a can of pepsi in a tank of water it will sink. the higher density is attributed to the 40 something grams of sugar they have dissolved in pepsi
When a can of Pepsi and diet Pepsi are dropped in a tank of room temperature water why does diet Pepsi float and Pepsi doesn't?
Because the high sugar content in regular coke makes it more dense. Diet sodas in general are less dense because the artificial sweetener used is much much sweeter than sugar, and so it is not necessary to add nearly as much (about 10 times less). So diet sodas are less dense than regular soda, and a can of diet soda will float in water but not regular.
Why does regular coke sink but Diet Coke floats?
Diet coke is less dense than regular coke.
What is the relationship between mass and volume of sugar soda and diet soda?
I remember in 8th grade we did an experiement with this. Get an empty fish aquarium and fill it with water. Get a can pepsi, and a can diet pepsi. Drop both in at the same time. Which One Floats? The diet will. The Pepsi will sink tot he bottom. So there is a big difference.
Can you give me an example of science fair project about density?
Fresh eggs are less dense than water and hence will float whereas old eggs will sink at the bottom of the container filled with water. Similarly, a regular soda can will sink in water and a diet soda can will float on water. Water have a density of 1.00 g/cm3.
Why will diet pop float but regular will not?
Why Diet Pop FloatsThings that are less dence than water float, and those more dense than water sink. Empty cans float, rocks sink. This happens because of density. Regular soda is heavier than the diet soda which makes one float and one sink. that show how mass and volume are different. Mass means how much stuff can fit in an object. If something is heavier, it has more mass. Volume means how much space an object takes up. both cans have the same volume, the heavier can has the greatest mass (More dense).Most of the diet sodas usually contain aspartame, artificial sweetener. regular sodas have sugar. Most regular sodas have about 41 grams of sugar. Diet soda is flavored with artificial sweetener that is 200 times sweeter than sugar. sugar and aspartame are denser than water.Why do cans of diet soda float? It is because there is a little bit of space filled with gas, which is much less dense than the soda. Sugared drinks still have this headspace, but the excessive amounts of sugar added makes the can denser than water.
Do clothes float or sink?
it will float as long as it is not fully covered water.
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Will a marker float or sink in water?
I have a marker which float in water.
Objects float or sink because of their density and not because of their weight?
If you have a Non Diet Soda and a Diet Soda the Diet Soda will float because it is less dense (use aluminum if you can) Since water has the density of 1, any thing with the density smaller than water will float. Anything more than 1 will sink. Occasionally, you may come across something that will be suspended somewhere in the middle.
Does dolomite sink or float?
Float
