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The type of gas you put in a hot -air- balloon is either propane, or helium. we used to use hydrogen because it was lighter than air, but, it was very flammable to where even a little spark could light hydrogen and burn a house down.
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Which gas do you use for hot air balloons?
Hot air is used for hot air balloons.
Which gas is used in hot air balloons?
Just regular air, which is heated. That's why they are called hot air balloons! The fuel gas used for heating the air is usually propane.
What type of gas is used in a hot air balloon?
A hot air balloon is normally powered with propane. Other than that, it is just ordinary air used inside the balloon.
What gas do hot air balloons contain?
gas and solid are both filled with hot air balloweens
Why is helium used in hot-air balloons when hydrogen is the lighter gas?
heliums ligther
Which gas do you use for hot air balloons?
Hot air is used for hot air balloons.
Which gas is used in hot air balloons?
Just regular air, which is heated. That's why they are called hot air balloons! The fuel gas used for heating the air is usually propane.
Does heating your car burn gas?
Usually heating is done by passing air over the hot engine so no extra fuel (gas/petrol) is used.
What material is used to make an air balloon?
The gas is hot air.
Which gas is used to fill a hot air balloon?
A typical hot air balloon is filled with the same air we breath.
Which gas is used in making hot air balloon?
propane
What is the name of the gas that is filled in hot air balloons to make them soar and rise up in the sky?
In a "hot air" balloon, which you refer to in your question, the gas is hot air. Heated air rises, so the balloon rises. The gas used in the burner, to heat the air, is propane.
What kind gas is used in hot air balloon?
No Gas Just hot air which is why it is called a hot air balloon. If you were wondering hot air is lighter than cold air which makes it rise so when it is trapped inside the balloon the whole thing will rise.
How have you used the properties of gas in regards to an hot air balloon?
It is lighter than air
Which gas did Jacques Charles discover could be used as the source of hot air for a hot air balloon's envelope?
hydrogen
Which gas did Jacques Charles discover could be used as the source of hot air for hot air balloons envelope?
hydrogen
What gas is used in hot airships?
hot airships don't really exist. you get hot air balloons, but they're only marginally steerable. If you were to find a hot air ship, well, then lift would be provided by the hot air. The gas they'd use to create that hot air would be propane.
