A beer can. And guess what? It floats! This is because all sugars are fermented in the alcohol manufacturing process, resulting in a liquid that is less dense than water.
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Objects float in water if their density is less than 1 g/ml. Objects sink in water if their density is greater than 1 g/ml. Diet pop cans are less dense than water so they float. Regular pop cans are denser than water so they sink.
Do aluminum cans sink or float? The density of the cans makes them either float or sink, depending on their density. It’s easier for diet pop cans to float in water because they’re less dense than water. Because normal water is denser than water, it sinks.
The entire can includes the aluminum can itself, the beverage contained in the can and the gas in the headspace of the soda. Each contributes to the overall density. If the density of the entire unopened can is greater than that of water, it will sink, if it is less than the density of water, it will float.
A beer can. And guess what? It floats! This is because all sugars are fermented in the alcohol manufacturing process, resulting in a liquid that is less dense than water.
Cans of regular soda are usually denser than water, so they sink. Cans of diet soda are typically less dense than water, so they float.
The density of a can of regular soda is just over 1 g/cc, while that of a can of diet soda is just under. This provides a dramatic display of density differences. A 12-ounce can of regular soda sinks in the same container of water that the same brand of diet soda floats in.
But cola contains sugar, while diet cola contains sweetener. This small change in ingredients causes the densities of the two drinks to be different, with the cola having a greater density than water, causing it to sink, and the diet cola having a lower density than water, resulting in floating.
Regular Coke/Pepsi has a higher density than water, so a can of it will sink in the water. Diet Coke/Pepsi has a lower density so a can will float.
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Even the most experienced canner will have some whole canned tomatoes that float. This is because there are air pockets in these tomatoes and if you pack something with trapped air in a liquid it will float.
Things like ice cubes, drops of oil, logs and paper float on water because they are less dense than water. Hollow objects such as balloons, balls, a plastic container, and glass bottles will also float because they are filled with air, which is less dense than water.
If the object is denser than the water, it will sink. If the object is less dense than water, it will float. Swim and sink isn’t just about weight; a small rock sinks because it is dense and displaces very little water, but a large boat floats because it displaces much water.
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