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What is the gas which is filled inside the balloon to make it float?
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∙ 11y ago
Both hydrogen and helium are gaseous elements that are not as dense as the nitrogen and oxygen in air, and can be used to fill balloons to make them lighter-than-air. Helium is the least reactive of the two, and therefore safer to use.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoThe main gas used for that purpose is helium. Hydrogen can also be used, though there is more risk in using it. Helium is a noble gas and mostly inert, while hydrogen is flammable and can be explosive under the right conditions.
For blimps, permanently lightweight helium is used. To descend, some is removed from the envelope, or engines are used to push the blimp down. For unpowered hot-air balloons, air is heated and will lift the balloon until it cools, which is when the balloons come back down.
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∙ 12y agothe gas that makes balloons float is could helium
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∙ 12y ago2He helium
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∙ 11y agoHelium
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If you wanted to make a balloon float in the air which gas should you use to fill the balloon?
Helium gas is lighter than air and hence balloons filled with helium will float in air.
What type of gas is used inside foil balloons?
Foil balloons are filled with helium. Helium is lighter than air and because of this, it is one of the gases that can make a balloon float. It's the preferred gas for these type of balloons because it isn't flammable and is inert, meaning undesired chemical reactions are rare.
Do you need helium to make a balloon float?
Yes.
What can make a balloon float besides helium?
It depends on what the balloon is filled with.A balloon may float if it is filled with any gas that is less dense than air: hydrogen, helium, even pure nitrogen gas. However, the weight of the balloon will determine whether it can be lifted by the difference in density. So the most effective lifting gases are hydrogen and helium. Helium is used because it is nonflammable and noncorrosive. Early German dirigibles (zeppelins) were filled with hydrogen, and some caught fire, notably the Hindenburg in 1937.Larger balloons can be lifted by hot air, which is less dense than cooler air. If the air cools again, it will no longer provide lift.
The gas used to fill party balloons contains only helium atoms What does This make helium?
Helium molecules have a lower molecular weight than air. This is why balloons filled with Helium will float in the air. Apex:element
What is inside the inflated balloon?
Helium goes into a balloon to make it float.
If you wanted to make a balloon float in the air which gas should you use to fill the balloon?
Helium gas is lighter than air and hence balloons filled with helium will float in air.
Does a balloon filled with heleum depend on gravity?
I am not sure what you mean by 'depend' (please try and make your questions clear) but if you mean does the fact that a helium filled balloon will float (or rise) depend on gravity? Then the answer is Yes. if you were to take a helium filled balloon to the space station and release it inside, it would not rise, it would behave just the same as if you released a bunch of keys.
Can you make a balloon that float in air?
Fill a balloon part way with helium, make an animal out of it and have it float.
How does heilum make a balloon float?
Heilum combined with the light material of the balloon make it as light as air making it float.
What type of gas is used inside foil balloons?
Foil balloons are filled with helium. Helium is lighter than air and because of this, it is one of the gases that can make a balloon float. It's the preferred gas for these type of balloons because it isn't flammable and is inert, meaning undesired chemical reactions are rare.
How do balloon fly?
Balloons are filled with helium. Helium is a gas that can make light objects float, or make your voice all squeaky. So if you want to pee your pants laughing, go cut a small hole in a balloon and suck the helium out and then speak.
Used to make a balloon float?
helium gas
Do you need helium to make a balloon float?
Yes.
What gas does make a balloon float?
That would be Helium
What do you think makes balloon stay up?
balloon stay up because of the air inside it. to make the balloon stay up the air should be light. inside the balloons you can find the air we called helium. helium is a light air that makes the balloon stay up. that's why if you blow the balloon it wont float because the air that comes from your mouth is not helium but carbon dioxide and carbon dioxide is heavier compared to helium so it wont float.
Can hydrogyn make a balloon float?
Yes.... See Hindenburg.
