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Does stable air rise or fall?

Updated: 8/11/2023
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Warm air rises because it is less dense than cold air.

Kinetic molecular theory tells us that warmer particles move faster than colder particles. (That's how we define a substance to have "heat".) You can imagine that faster particles are going to bump into each other more often, pushing other particles away.

So, yes. Warmer = less dense = rising. In all things.

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No, density will be the same when cooling in a fixed container (pressure will drop, mass and volume unchanged)

Yes, density will increase in an flexible balloon (volumewill decrease, mass and presure constant)

Yes, density will be increased in cooler open air (increased mass in the same volume).

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Less dense air rises because the particles are more 'excited' and move oround more causing the gas to expand.

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Stable air can both rise and fall. While the air in the atmosphere may be considered stable, it can still produce moisture like rain or snow that will fall.

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