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Because of an accident that happened. A weather balloon was filled with hydrogen and when lightning hit it, it set on fire. Hydrogen is flammable, so they use Helium instead, because Helium is a nobel gas and so isn't flammable, but also lighter than air so the balloon floats.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoHelium does not burn in air, hydrogen does. This was made famous on May 6, 1937 when the gigantic Zeppelin known as the Hindenburg suddenly burst into flame over the landing flied at Lakehurst, New Jersey, killing 35 people.
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∙ 13y agoHelium is more chemically stable than hydrogen and will not burn.
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When an area is experencing several consecutive days of rather constant weather it is probably?
air-mass weather
What does hydrogen peroxide and sugar do?
The reaction of common household hydrogen peroxide is rather boring. But pure H2O2 (hydrogen peroxide) mixed with sugar which is C12H22O11 results in the production of H2O and CO2.
Is an earthquake considered weather?
No. Earthquakes are considered to be seismic activity. This is a branch of geophysics rather than meteorology.
Why collect hydrogen gas in a test tube rather than glass jar?
It is so it is easy to burn (with a squeaky pop!)
Which of these is NOT a diatomic element fluorine sulfur oxygen hydrogen?
Sulfur is not diatomic. It forms S8 molecules rather than S2.
Why are birthday balloons filled with helium rather than hydrogen?
Although hydrogen is lighter than helium, so it could be used in a balloon, hydrogen burns very easily, so if it was exposed in heat it would create an explosion.
Helium is a gas which is used in balloons because it is lighter than air.But hydrogen is a gas which is even lighter than the helium.Why helium is used rather than the hydrogen?
Because Hydrogen is highly flammable, and will easily and rapidly burn in the air and turn into H2O (water).
Hydrogen plus hydrogen helium?
an isotope of hydrogen that has a mass of 2 rather then 1.09 fuses to make helium
Why balloons are filled with helium?
Filling a balloon with enough helium for flight takes a lot of helium, hot air balloons only use hot air because it only takes a couple of tanks of propane to heat the air, which is much more cost effective than filling the balloon with helium. Airships use helium because they are used to stay in the air for extended periods of time, so it makes sense to pay for the helium to fill it once, rather than the propane to keep the air hot.
How many atoms of hydrogen are need to create 1 atom of helium?
2, but its an isotope of hydrogen with a mass of 2 rather then 1.09
What gas law explains the replacement of hydrogen to helium in blimps?
The replacement of hydrogen in blimps with helium is not based on the gas laws but rather on the fact that hydrogen is highly flammable whereas helium is entirely non flammable. In fact based on the gas laws hydrogen would actually be better for blimps because its has lower molecular mass and is therefore less dense than helium.
Why is helium used in airships rather than oxygen?
Helium is a lighter gas than oxygen, ever seen balloons filled with helium? They rise upwards with heat due to a lesser amount of particles. If we used oxygen, the airships wouldn't get off the ground!
Will a helium balloon float in below freezing weather?
Yes, its to do with the gas density difference of air and helium, rather than the density of gas due to temperature.
What size helium tank will it take to fill 113 cf balloon?
a big one I know you are perhaps wanting to have fun with these helium balloons, but there is a problem - many escape into the air and eventually bust over the sea where they come down and get mistaken for food by marine animals. Marine animals can not eat rubber and this kills them. Therefore, if at all possible would you please consider using air in your balloons rather than helium.
Why is dihydrogen gas not preferred in balloons?
# flammable, a fire hazard # irritating, a health hazard # hydrogen has a disturbing ability to leak out through the matrix of rubber so a hydrogen balloon deflate rather quickly.
What is the chemical combustion of the sun?
The vast majority of the energy output of the Sun is not produced by chemical combustion at all, but rather by nuclear fusion of hydrogen to helium.
Is it true that the sun is composed mostly of hydrogen and helium?
Stars are made up of mostly hydrogen and helium. These two gasses comprise most of the universe, and formed some 300,000 years after the big bang, after matter decoupled from the electromagnetic force and the temperature of the universe had sufficiently cooled.
