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Why do balloons fly with helium and not with normal human oxygen?
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∙ 11y ago
because helium is lighter than air,therefore, when letting go of the balloon it will fly up
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What are two uses of Helium?
lifting gas, balloons and blimpshelium neon lasers"neon" signsinert gas, arc weldingpurge gasrefrigerantlow temperature thermometersalpha particles for acceleratorsreplacement for nitrogen in breathing mixture for deep diving (prevent the bends)carrier gas, chromatographyetc.
Why dont balloons float with human air like when you blow up a balloon it falls to the groud but when helium gets blown into a balloon it floats?
helium is lighter than air
Are hydrogen and helium and oxygen poisonous?
Hydrogen and helium are generally considered non-toxic since they don't react with our bodies and are not harmful when inhaled or ingested in small amounts. Oxygen, on the other hand, is essential for human life and is not toxic in normal concentrations. However, excessively high levels of oxygen (such as in pure oxygen environments) can be toxic and potentially cause harm.
Would it be possible to breathe helium instead of oxygen and would it take much alteration to the human body to make this possible?
It is not possible to survive by replacing oxygen with helium. The body cannot use helium for cellular respiration and would very quickly suffocate. The chemical processes involved in cellular respiration would not work with helium, so there is no way to adapt your body to do this.
Can helium be used for human health?
that can helium do to you
Do balloons go to heaven?
Answer Heaven is meant only for Human and animals...but not balloons
Does a human body float in helium gas?
No, human body doesn't float on helium as it is light.
What does an arterial oxygen saturation level of 44 mean?
That means the blood (hemoglobin) is 44% saturated with Oxygen. 44% is incompatible with life for a normal human. Normal person should be above 96% under normal condition.
How much helium is in an average human?
helium is not found in humans
What is the significance of the discovery of helium?
Helium has benefited the entire human race! Because it is lighter than air, airships (such as Goodyear advertisement blimps) and balloons are inflated with helium for lift. While hydrogen gas is approximately 7% more buoyant, helium has the advantage of being non-flammable (in addition to being fire retardant). In rocketry, helium is used as an ullage medium to displace fuel and oxidizers in storage tanks and to condense hydrogen and oxygen to make rocket fuel. It is also used to purge fuel and oxidizer from ground support equipment prior to launch and to pre-cool liquid hydrogen in space vehicles. For example, the Saturn V booster utilized Helium. It is utilized in glasses, ceramics and other synthetic materials.
What is the oxygen demand for a human?
In Rest a normal human (65 Kgs Body Weight) will need 250ml/min. of oxygen.Depending on the activity the body might consume 15 times as much oxygen as it needs in rest.
Why are you running out of helium?
I'm personally not running out of helium. In fact helium is harmful to the human body in large doses. So no helium would not affect me.
