Why does regular Coke sink and diet float?

Due to the difference in density, the can with the sugar in it sinks while the diet can floats. For a further refinement, mix in a bunch of salt”the density of the salt water increases enough that the sugared coke now floats.

How much does Diet Coke weigh?

Coke contains about 325 mL of water, with a density of 1.0 g/mL, and 39 g of sugar. The contents of the can therefore weigh 325 g + 39 g = 364 g. The can of Diet Coke, however, contains only 0.3 g of aspartame. It therefore consists almost entirely of water and the can’s contents therefore weigh about 355 g.

Modern aluminum cans are less than a tenth of a millimeter thick, yet hold liquid at up to 90 pounds per square inch (about six times regular atmospheric pressure).

Why does Diet Coke weigh less?

Diet drinks are less dense than their regular counterparts because the sweetener added to them is “sweeter” than sugar. Regular Coke/Pepsi has a higher density than water, so a can of it sinks in water. Diet Coke/Pepsi has a lower density, so a can of it floats.

Why do peanuts float in regular Coke and sink in Diet Coke?

Coke and Diet Coke cans have the same amount of liquid in them. But Diet Coke cans float and regular Coke cans sink. This is because Coke is a denser fluid than Diet Coke.

How can you tell the difference between Coke and Diet Coke?

Regular Coca-Cola is sweetened with sugar which is sucrose, or corn sweeteners, which are other sugars, usually fructose, maltose or glucose. Diet Coke, though, is sweetened with aspartame, an artificial sweetener.

Which is darker Coke or Diet Coke?

Delish says that classic Coca-Cola is lighter in color than regular Diet Coke.

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