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It should float up. Air is less dense than water, so it will float.

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Q: If an ordinary balloon is filled with air and pushed under water what will happen?
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Why a balloon inflates when a bottle and balloon system is placed in hot water?

The hot water heats up the air inside the bottle, causing it to expand, forcing some of the air out of the bottle and into the balloon, causing it to inflate. The larger the bottle, the more air that will be pushed into the balloon. The air in the balloon will quickly cool and, since hot air is less dense and therefore rises, the cooler air is forced back into the bottle to be heated up. Eventually the air will be a constant temperature and the balloon will reach the limit of inflation. As the water cools, the air cools and the balloon begins to deflate.


What makes a balloon go forward when the air is released?

The air inside the balloon is at a higher pressure than atmospheric pressure so the gas molecules inside the balloon are closer together on average than gas molecules outside the balloon. This means that the repulsive forces between the gas molecules inside the balloon are greater than the repulsive forces between the gas molecules outside it. When the balloon is opened, the gas molecules in the open end at the border between the higher pressure interior and lower pressure exterior will experience a greater repulsive force from the gas molecules inside the balloon than the molecules on the outside. This means that they experience a net force pushing them out of the balloon. As these gas molecules are pushed out by the gas inside the balloon, they push back on it with an equal and opposite force (due to Newton's 3rd Law of Motion). This equal and opposite reaction force causes the gas in the balloon to be pushed in the opposite direction to the escaping gas, which in turn pushes the balloon. As more and more gas escapes, the reaction force on the balloon continues to accelerate it, making it shoot off, until enough gas has escaped for the pressure inside the balloon to have dropped to the same level as the pressure outside the balloon.


Can you explain why an inflated balloon shoots off when air is released?

The air inside the balloon is at a higher pressure than atmospheric pressure so the gas molecules inside the balloon are closer together on average than gas molecules outside the balloon. This means that the repulsive forces between the gas molecules inside the balloon are greater than the repulsive forces between the gas molecules outside it. When the balloon is opened, the gas molecules in the open end at the border between the higher pressure interior and lower pressure exterior will experience a greater repulsive force from the gas molecules inside the balloon than the molecules on the outside. This means that they experience a net force pushing them out of the balloon. As these gas molecules are pushed out by the gas inside the balloon, they push back on it with an equal and opposite force (due to Newton's 3rd Law of Motion). This equal and opposite reaction force causes the gas in the balloon to be pushed in the opposite direction to the escaping gas, which in turn pushes the balloon. As more and more gas escapes, the reaction force on the balloon continues to accelerate it, making it shoot off, until enough gas has escaped for the pressure inside the balloon to have dropped to the same level as the pressure outside the balloon.


What are the action and reaction forces that occur when letting go a balloon?

Before you open the hole, every force pushing inside the balloon is balanced by an equal force in the opposite direction on the opposite inside surface of the balloon, so the balloon goes nowhere. Open the vent, and suddenly there is an imbalance because there is still pressure on the inside wall opposite the vent, and the ballon accelerates in that direction. All rocket engines work that way: continuous supply of pressure, with one end of the chamber open.


What will happen to an object at rest if it is pushed but there is large frictional force acting on the object?

It will stay at rest.

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When an ordinary balloon is filled with air is pushed under waterwhat changes to the balloon will occur why?

it will grow hair


What will happen to the particles inside a balloon when it is squeezed?

They will be pushed closer together.


Explanation of blowing up balloon with carbon dioxide?

As the gas is pushed into the balloon the internal pressure increases, to reduce this pressure the rubbery material expands to increase the volume and ultimately reduce the pressure. Once the balloon is filled with CO2 and the knot is tied the balloon will probably sink this is because CO2 is more dense than air.


Why does a helium balloon go up?

A helium balloon floats because helium gas is lighter than air. By filling a balloon with helium, the balloon also becomes lighter than air. The helium balloon floats for the same reason that objects float on water: objects less dense than water are pushed up by buoyant forces equal to the weight of water displaced by that object. What happens in water also happens in air, and the helium balloon is pushed upwards by a force equal to the weight of air it displaces.


What happened when you pushed up the streched balloon?

Of course, it will not crack easily. After you pushed it up it, it will just go back to its normal shape.


How does a balloon-powered race car apply to newtons laws of motion?

A balloon powered car is moves because the balloon pushes out air. Whenever something exerts a force on something else (in other words, the balloon is exerting force on the air), then the object being pushed always exerts an equal and opposite reaction force on the object exerting force on it (in other words, the air exerts force on the balloon). Because the balloon is attached to the car, when the balloon is pushed by the air, the car is pushed. The law that for every force there is an equal and opposite reaction force is Newton's Third Law of Motion.


A balloon is weighted so that it is barely able to float in water. What will happen if it is pushed beneath the surface?

It sinks. By pressing it under the water, the water pressure on the balloon increases slightly and compresses the air in the balloon. This increases the density of the (balloon, weight) combo so that is more dense than water, hence it sinks. High altitude weather balloons are only inflated partway with helium when they are launched from the ground. The envelope of the balloon expands as it rises in the atmosphere.


What happened when a balloon filled with air was squeezed and gently pressed?

The air inside the balloon is at a higher pressure than atmospheric pressure so the gas molecules inside the balloon are closer together on average than gas molecules outside the balloon. This means that the repulsive forces between the gas molecules inside the balloon are greater than the repulsive forces between the gas molecules outside it. When the balloon is opened, the gas molecules in the open end at the border between the higher pressure interior and lower pressure exterior will experience a greater repulsive force from the gas molecules inside the balloon than the molecules on the outside. This means that they experience a net force pushing them out of the balloon. As these gas molecules are pushed out by the gas inside the balloon, they push back on it with an equal and opposite force (due to Newton's 3rd Law of Motion). This equal and opposite reaction force causes the gas in the balloon to be pushed in the opposite direction to the escaping gas, which in turn pushes the balloon. As more and more gas escapes, the reaction force on the balloon continues to accelerate it, making it shoot off, until enough gas has escaped for the pressure inside the balloon to have dropped to the same level as the pressure outside the balloon.


What will happen if a bottle of carbonated drink is immersed in the hot water for a while?

The gas in the carbonated soft drink will escape. The bottle will explode...usually with the cap getting pushed out. This depends on the heat of the water and the amount of carbon dioxide in the soft drink. It is not safe to experiment with this.


What happen to the speed of moving object when it is pushed in the direction of motion?

When a moving object is pushed in the direction of its motion the speed of the object increases


What happen if iv lasix is pushed too fast?

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What will happen if you overfill the antifreeze on a 2007 Mazda CX-7?

The excess will be pushed out.