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Q: What will happen to the pressure inside the balloon as you inflate it?
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What has to happen for a balloon to inflate?

The pressure inside the balloon has to exceed the pressure outside the balloon.


What causes the air pressure inside an inflated balloon?

The elastic contraction of the rubber in the balloon's membrane causes the pressure in the air inside an inflated balloon. When you inflate a balloon, you have to expand the latex of the balloon, which stretches when filled with air from a pressure of 760 mm Hg to as high as 840 (about 10% higher than standard atmospheric pressure). If you inflate a non-elastic mylar balloon, it takes no effort: the air inside is at the same pressure as the air outside.


Why does an inflated balloon inflate inside a bell jar?

because outside air is no longer compressing the sides of the balloon, so the pressure outwards is unbalanced and the balloon grows


Can a balloon blow itself up?

A balloon can't blow itself up - it can only respond to internal and external forces. For example, if the pressure inside the balloon is greater than the pressure outside the balloon, it will inflate; if the pressure is greater than the balloon is able to stretch, it blows up. Balloons that are filled on the ground, for example, and then released into the sky may eventually blow up as they reach altitudes with lower air pressure.


Why would a balloon inside a bell jar inflate when pressure is decreased within the jar?

The balloon exists in a separate pressure system from the bell jar itself.As the balloon is open to the surrounding air, the pressure within the balloon is 1 atm (1 atmospheric unit of pressure = 105 Pa).When pressure is decreased within the jar, the pressure within the jar decreases to a value lower than 1 atm. Therefore, to counter the low pressure created in the jar, the atmospheric air moves into the balloon and pushes the balloon into the jar to attempt to equalize the pressure in the balloon and in the jar. Therefore the balloon inflates.

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What has to happen for a balloon to inflate?

The pressure inside the balloon has to exceed the pressure outside the balloon.


What causes the air pressure inside an inflated balloon?

The elastic contraction of the rubber in the balloon's membrane causes the pressure in the air inside an inflated balloon. When you inflate a balloon, you have to expand the latex of the balloon, which stretches when filled with air from a pressure of 760 mm Hg to as high as 840 (about 10% higher than standard atmospheric pressure). If you inflate a non-elastic mylar balloon, it takes no effort: the air inside is at the same pressure as the air outside.


Why does an inflated balloon inflate inside a bell jar?

because outside air is no longer compressing the sides of the balloon, so the pressure outwards is unbalanced and the balloon grows


What will happen if you inflate a balloon with warm air and take it to a cold place?

The air inside cools. Cool air shrinks. The balloon gets smaller.


What would happen if you put a balloon in the sun?

It would expand as the gases inside expand against the pressure of the skin of the balloon and the atmospheric pressure.


Is the pressure inside the balloon equal to the atmospheric pressure?

Think about this: if the pressure WERE equal, what would happen in the instant when you open the neck of the balloon and whatever pressure is on the inside meets the pressure that is on the outside (atmospheric pressure)? In your experience, what DOES happen?


Is air inside a balloon a element?

In a helium balloon- one that floats and rises to the ceiling it is elemental helium that is used to inflate the balloon. If you just blow into a balloon to inflate it then it is air inside the balloon which is a mixture of gases, principally nitrogen and oxygen (both elements). There are also other gases that are chemical compounds such as carbon dioxide.


Can a balloon blow itself up?

A balloon can't blow itself up - it can only respond to internal and external forces. For example, if the pressure inside the balloon is greater than the pressure outside the balloon, it will inflate; if the pressure is greater than the balloon is able to stretch, it blows up. Balloons that are filled on the ground, for example, and then released into the sky may eventually blow up as they reach altitudes with lower air pressure.


Why would a balloon inside a bell jar inflate when pressure is decreased within the jar?

The balloon exists in a separate pressure system from the bell jar itself.As the balloon is open to the surrounding air, the pressure within the balloon is 1 atm (1 atmospheric unit of pressure = 105 Pa).When pressure is decreased within the jar, the pressure within the jar decreases to a value lower than 1 atm. Therefore, to counter the low pressure created in the jar, the atmospheric air moves into the balloon and pushes the balloon into the jar to attempt to equalize the pressure in the balloon and in the jar. Therefore the balloon inflates.


What should happen to balloon if it's placed above some boiling water?

If a balloon is placed above boiling water, the heat from the water will cause the air inside the balloon to expand. The balloon will likely inflate and may eventually burst if the heat is not removed or the balloon is not released.


Does the pressure inside the bag of balloon increases or decreases?

As the bag of balloon rises, the pressure inside the bag of balloon decreases. Air pressure generally decreases as the altitude increases.


What happens when you put a balloon on a water bottle and put it in hot water?

Air inside the bottle expands when the bottle is heated. Some of it leaves the bottle until the pressure of the heated air remaining in the bottle equals the pressure of the air in the room. The balloon is then placed over the neck of the bottle and prevents any more air from entering or leaving the bottle. The air inside the bottle cools to the temperature of the ice water. The cooler air inside the bottle takes less space (volume) than it did when hot, so it sucks the balloon inside the neck of the bottle. Air pressure inside the bottle causes the balloon to stretch and enlarge until the air pressure inside the bottle, including the air in the balloon, has the same pressure as the air in the room.