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Q: Why does a balloon inflate when held in hot water?
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Why does a bottle inflate when a bottle-and-balloon system is placed in hot water?

The hot water heats the air in the system, causing it to expand.


Will a balloon inflate in hot air?

yes it will!


What can inflate a balloon besides hot air?

yeast! people why are you sooooo stupid?


Why do you have to inflate a hot air balloon before setting off?

ii dont know


Why a balloon inflates when a bottle and balloon system is placed in hot water?

The hot water heats up the air inside the bottle, causing it to expand, forcing some of the air out of the bottle and into the balloon, causing it to inflate. The larger the bottle, the more air that will be pushed into the balloon. The air in the balloon will quickly cool and, since hot air is less dense and therefore rises, the cooler air is forced back into the bottle to be heated up. Eventually the air will be a constant temperature and the balloon will reach the limit of inflation. As the water cools, the air cools and the balloon begins to deflate.


How long does it take to inflate hot-air balloon?

Depends on the size but typically ten to twenty minutes


Does salt and yeast inflate a balloon?

Live yeast can be used to inflate a balloon if you give the yeast something to ferment (such as sugar). They then produce carbon dioxide as a waste product that could inflate a balloon. You should not expect it to be buoyant, however, for CO2 is heavy as gases go (considerably heavier than air, for instance). The yeast cannot use salt for much of anything, however.


What makes a balloon inflate on a hot day?

Hot air balloons generally fly better with a little breeze, they don't fly well in hot weather.


How would inflate be used in a sentence?

The hot air balloon inflated as we went down to the ground. The water raft inflated as I jumped on it.


Why do hot air balloons use hydrogen?

'Hot air' balloons don't use hydrogen. They use hot air. Balloons that use hydrogen are not referred to as 'hot air' balloons. The only balloons that can accurately be referred to as 'hot air' balloons are the members of the balloon population that derive their lift/buoyancy from the presence of hot air. Of course, if a balloon used no hot air, then it could freely be referred to as a 'hydrogen' balloon, a 'helium' balloon, a 'water' balloon, etc., depending in congruent harmony with the nature of whatever substance had been chosen with which to inflate it it in order to maintain its fulsome shape.


Why is hydrogen used to inflate hot air balloons?

Hydrogen is not used to inflate hot air balloons. Just regular air is used which is then heated to make the balloon more buoyant as hot air weighs less than cold air. Hence the name hot air balloons.


Inflate a balloon and tie it closed hold it over the flame observe what happens?

If a balloon is inflated and tied closed, then held over a flame, it will surely pop. The heat of the flame will melt the rubber that makes the balloon.