Soda Can Density Discrepancy
Saturday, March 31, 2012 at 5:52PM
Darren Fix in chemistry, demo, density, video

Demonstrating the density of diet sodas versus regular sodas is a classic, but something unexpected happened when I placed a can of Dr. Pepper and A & W root beer in a tank of water. They didn't follow the usual pattern of results. Watch the video and please respond if you can provide an explanation for the results.
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