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Hydrogen gas was used in air balloons because it is much less dense than air and therefore rises, taking the balloon with it. it is unfortunately also very explosive so not used often anymore.

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Which gas did Jacques Charles discover could be used as the source of hot air for hot air balloons envelope?

hydrogen


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.


What are the gases used to fly balloons?

Two of the gases that are used to fly balloons are Hydrogen and Helium. Helium is the preferred gas because Hydrogen is very explosive. The Hindenburg disaster was caused by the ignition of the Hydrogen gas that filled it.


What are lighter-than-air balloons?

Lighter-than-air balloons are aircraft that achieve buoyancy and rise in the atmosphere by being filled with gases that are less dense than the surrounding air, such as helium or hot air. These balloons rely on the principle of buoyancy, where the lighter gas displaces a greater weight of air, allowing them to float. Common types include hot air balloons, which use heated air, and gas balloons, which are filled with helium or hydrogen. They are often used for recreational purposes, scientific research, and advertising.


What is the gas used in hot air balloon?

Air - a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide and other gases. When heated, air becomes less dense and so it will float in cooler (= more dense) air, giving the balloon its lift.Airships and blimps are different to hot air balloons in that they gain lift from an envelope (the balloon) filled with a gas that is lighter than air. In the past, this was hydrogen but use of this gas was stopped due to its extremely flammable nature and helium is now used instead.Used gasses in balloons: helium, hot air, hydrogen.

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Is helium only used in balloons and air ships?

Helium is the most used gas for balloons; sometimes hot air and rarely hydrogen.


Which gas is used to fill the balloons?

Hydrogen, until the Hindenburg,then everyone realized that "Hey, Hydrogen isn't that safe to use!"Hot air balloons, you mean?? Just air that is hot.Actual hand balloons and such? Helium or again, just air. Helium floats better because it is lighter than the surrounding air around it. Helium and air are still used in both.


Which other gas instead of hydrogen can be used for air balloons?

Helium - it's less reactive.


This gas can be used to fill party balloons?

Helium gas is commonly used to fill party balloons because it is lighter than air, making the balloons float.


What is a very light gas found in some balloons?

Helium is used in blimps and balloons. It is the second lightest element to hydrogen, which is not used because it is highly flammable.


What element is used more in making balloons?

Helium is a gas used to inflate lighter than air balloons.


Which kind of gas are in balloons?

hydrogen, helium, hot air


Which gas did Jacques Charles discover could be used as the source of hot air for hot air balloons envelope?

hydrogen


What is used as lifting gas in balloons?

Hydrogen gas makes the ballon lighter than air therefore it drifts upwards


What gas do hot air balloons contain?

Hot air balloons are typically filled with heated air, which is lighter than the surrounding air and provides lift. Some balloons may also use helium or hydrogen gas for buoyancy, but hot air is the most commonly used lifting gas for traditional hot air balloons.


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.


Why do people use hydrogen gas to fill up balloons?

They Do Not use Hydrogen gas to fill up balloons. People use Helium gas to fill up balloons (ordinary party balloons, and big working balloons such as the one used by Goodyear). Helium is Not Flammable. Hydrogen is Flammable and has as tendency to burst into Flame, similar to the German Blimp/Dirigible Hindenburg. Since the US Navy lost Two Helium Blimps in Bad weather; The Akron and the Shenandoah (with a great loss of lives), the US Navy almost never uses Blimps anymore.