Evaluation:
Published: 27.10.2004.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Condiment Diver', 1.
Extract

<Tab/>I placed a ketchup packet into a plastic bottle and filled with water almost to the top then replaced the cap. The packet barely floated then I squeezed the bottle and the packet fell when I stopped squeezing the bottle the packet came back up.
<Tab/>Before squeezing the bottle, the packet floated because it is less dense than the water. When I squeeze the bottle, the water becomes denser than the packet, causing the packet to sink. This happens because of the concept that things denser than water will sink and things not as dense as water will float. In a…

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