Question

An unopened 350 mL can of diet Dr. Pepper will float in a lake. However, it’s also true that an unopened 350 mL can f regular Dr. Pepper will sink in the same lake! Based on these two facts, which type of soda is the least dense? Explain your answer.

Answer 1

Answer:

Diet Dr. Pepper

Explanation:

The density of an object and the liquid involved determines if that particular object will float or sink in the particular liquid. An object will FLOAT if its density is lower than that of the liquid substance while it will SINK if its density is higher than that of the liquid substance.

In this case, water (lake) is the liquid substance. According to the question, an unopened 350 mL can of DIET Dr. Pepper will float in a lake because it is less dense than the water while an unopened 350 mL can of REGULAR Dr. Pepper will sink because it is more dense than water.

Hence, the DIET type of soda is the least dense