Comment on Why is alcohol measured in percentages?

• venoft@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  In water yes, but not in sodas.

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  • SorteKanin@feddit.dk ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The difference is quite small though right? Since a soda is still largely just water with sugar in it.

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    • krellor@kbin.social ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I would guess about 4% heavier with sugar, which is just enough so that a can of Dr. Pepper sinks while a diet can of Dr. Pepper floats. I think I recall the specific gravity of most sugar flavored soda was around 1.04 but I would need to check sources.

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  • rufus@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Why? Because it’s slightly heavier with all the sugar in it?

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• MxM111@kbin.social ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Of water, yes, but not of sugar.

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  • ebits21@lemmy.ca ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Yes but I figured a pretty good approximation. I’m actually curious how much of a difference it would actually make.

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    • squidman64@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      A quick google says you can dissolve up to 2g of sugar in 1g of water, so a pretty big difference apparently

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