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If I am right in interpreting the question as "Are balloons normally filled with hydrogen and oxygen?", then the answer would be no.
Although they can be, as both substances are gases, the majority of balloon are filled with air, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide and other gases.
If you mean the balloons that float, they are filled with helium
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Should weather balloons be filled with hydrogen?
Yes, hydrogen is lighter than air and so causes the balloon to float.
How can you determine if a balloon is filled with helium gas or hydrogen gas?
Fill two balloons. One with hydrogen gas and the other with helium gas. Allow them to float on a piece of string. Taking a lighted/burning taper/splinter. , and burst the two balloons with the burning splinter. The helium filled balloon will just 'pop' and fall to the ground. The hydrogen filled balloon will 'pop with a flash of flame' So helium ; NO Flame Hydrogen ; A FLASH of FLAME.
Is hydrogen inert gas?
Far from it!!! When mixed with oxygen it readily ignites , Remember the 'pop' test in the lab. for testing for hydrogen. However, the next element on the peridoci table , which is helium (He) is the most inert elememnt of all. The classic demonstration in the lab. is to have two balloons. one filled with hydrogen and one filled with helium. Put a lighted(burning) taper to the hydrogen balloon and it will explode, with a flame flash Put a lighted(burning) taper to the helium balloon and it will explode but no flame flash.
Why is hydrogen gas is not used in balloons?
Hydrogen is too flammable
What element is explosive in balloons?
Hydrogen.
What element is party balloons filled with?
They are filled by Hydrogen gas.
Which gases are balloons often filled with?
hydrogen gas
Are balloons filed with hydrogen?
They could be, but generally are not. Hydrogen can be an explosive gas in our atmosphere, and a spark could cause the balloon to ignite and explode. In 1937, the airship Hindenberg, which was filled with hydrogen, did so. Children's party balloons are generally filled with helium.
What chemicals do balloons contain?
helium or oxygen depending on what you put in them
How do you know hydrogen gas is lighter than air?
Balloons filled with it float in air
Should weather balloons be filled with hydrogen?
Yes, hydrogen is lighter than air and so causes the balloon to float.
What are the gases used to fly balloons?
Two of the gases that are used to fly balloons are Hydrogen and Helium. Helium is the preferred gas because Hydrogen is very explosive. The Hindenburg disaster was caused by the ignition of the Hydrogen gas that filled it.
What makes a balloon float?
All balloons do not float. Those that do are filled with a gas that is less dense than the surrounding air, so that is is displaced upward by weight of the denser air. Small balloons are typically filled with helium, a much lighter gas than the nitrogen and oxygen in the atmosphere. Larger balloons may be filled with heated air, which occupies a greater volume and is therefore "lighter" than air outside the balloon. Some dirigibles (airships) were filled with the lighter but flammable gas hydrogen. Hydrogen can be split from water and used to fill thin plastic bags, which will also rise into the air like balloons.
How can you determine if a balloon is filled with helium gas or hydrogen gas?
Fill two balloons. One with hydrogen gas and the other with helium gas. Allow them to float on a piece of string. Taking a lighted/burning taper/splinter. , and burst the two balloons with the burning splinter. The helium filled balloon will just 'pop' and fall to the ground. The hydrogen filled balloon will 'pop with a flash of flame' So helium ; NO Flame Hydrogen ; A FLASH of FLAME.
This gas can be used to fill party balloons?
helium, hydrogen, nitrous oxide, oxygen
Name something you can put in balloons?
Carbon Dioxide Hydrogen Oxygen My Head Everything
What gases are in a balloons?
Hydrogen or helium are used. As they are lighter than air that's why they float in air when filled in a balloon. Also, sometimes oxygen and carbon dioxide from your lungs, if you blew the balloon up with your mouth.
