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A hot air balloon doesn't contain helium or hydrogen.
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Why does a helium balloon rise in air while ordinary balloon filled with air does not?
A helium balloon rises into the air because the density of the helium is lesser than the density of the air, therefore, the balloon rises, trying to reach above the air. Helium is lighter than air, or to be more precise, less dense. Helium gas weighs less than our atmospheric air so it floats. Same goes for hydrogen and a few other pure gases
How are hydrogen and helium alike?
I'm fairly certain that both hydrogen and helium are lighter then air. Example, if you filled a balloon with either the balloon would float. And both are combustible. Hydrogen is some what more dramatic in its combustion however, the tragic example being the hindenburg.
Is a blimp a type of hot air balloon?
No, it is a gas balloon. It relies on lighter than air gases (helium or hydrogen) to provide buoyancy.
What gases lift a balloon into the air?
Anything less dense than air (hydrogen, helium, hot air).
How do you make a balloon without a balloon?
There are actually a number of ways to make a balloon lift, without helium. Hydrogen is even less dense than helium (but has the disadvantage of also being highly flammable). And since hot air is less dense than cooler air, you can lift a balloon just by heating air. Since hot air is less expensive than either helium or hydrogen, that is a popular technique.
Why does helium rise and regular air sink?
A balloon filled with helium floats and a balloon filled with regular air falls to the ground because helium has less density than air so the air causes the balloon to sink because there are more molecules in it. The helium has less molecules in it so the balloon rises.
How do you make a balloon lift without helium?
There are actually a number of ways to make a balloon lift, without helium. Hydrogen is even less dense than helium (but has the disadvantage of also being highly flammable). And since hot air is less dense than cooler air, you can lift a balloon just by heating air. Since hot air is less expensive than either helium or hydrogen, that is a popular technique.
What kind of gas is inside a weather balloon?
Contemporary weather balloons are usually filled with helium. Helium is lighter than air, and this allows the balloon to rise as this gas is lighter than air.Hydrogen would also work as it has a low density, like helium. And hydrogen is a bit cheaper than helium because it can be "made" from water. But hydrogen is flammable or even explosive, and it is generally not used for that reason.
How much wight can one balloon hold?
It all depends on the size of the balloon AND on the lifting gas (hydrogen, helium, hot air).
Which has higher density balloon filled with water or helium?
I would say an air filled balloon if you fill it with just plain air. I am basing this on the principle of osmosis and diffusion. A substance such as a gas will travel from an area of increased concentration, such as a balloon filled with helium, to an area od decreased concentration, such as the room the balloon is in. If you fill the balloon with air identicle to that in the surrounding room it negates diffusion.
How does helium make a balloon rise when air doesn'?
Helium is lighter than air. So helium balloon rises in air.
Something you can fill a balloon with?
Balloons are filled with gas (such as helium), or a mixture of gasses (such as air) or hot gasses (such as hot air).Helium.
