Why do some soda cans sink while others float?

Subject: Why do some soda cans sink while others float?

Date: Tue Jun 1 11:38:51 1999
Posted by AC
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Area of science: Chemistry
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If you put water in a fish tank, then add some unopened soda 
cans, some sink and some float.  The diet sodas have a different 
density than regular sodas because of the nutrasweet, but some 
of the regular colas float and others sink.  Why does this 
happen?

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