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Helium in balloons is used primarily for buoyancy and does not support human respiration. Oxygen in tanks is used for breathing purposes as it is essential for human survival. The two gases serve different purposes and should not be interchanged.

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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.


Why helium is used on a large scale in balloons?

People generally use helium in balloons because helium is lighter than the air in our atmosphere (mostly carbon dioxide and oxygen), so it floats. As opposed to filling it with oxygen or carbon dioxide, where it would just sink to the ground because it has the same weight as the air it is in.


Is Density of helium balloon is greater or less than air?

The density of a helium balloon is less than that of the surrounding air. This is why helium balloons float in the air. Helium is lighter than the nitrogen and oxygen that make up the majority of Earth's atmosphere, so it provides buoyancy for the balloon.


Why do helium balloons float better than just air balloons?

helium is less dense than air. :) so helium will float better than air


How do helium balloons float in the air?

Helium balloons float in the air because helium is lighter than the surrounding air. This causes the balloon to be buoyant and rise upwards.


Is helium suitable for blowing up balloons?

Yes, balloons filled with helium will be buoyant in air


How is the helium in the tank different from the helium in the balloon?

Helium balloons are usually mylar, a metal-coated plastic film while blow-up balloons are usually latex. Helium balloons are usually filled with helium of a decent purity, while blow-up balloons basically have the same gas mixture as the atmosphere around us. A little less oxygen and a little higher humidity if inflated by humans, exactly the same if inflated by a pump. Helium balloons will fly or float in the air, while blow-up balloons won't.


Where you can find helium from your surrounding?

Air is a mixture of gases in which helium is present in atmosphere.It is mostly present in oxygen tanks used by sea divers and in balloons.


Why do balloons fly with helium and not with normal human oxygen?

because helium is lighter than air,therefore, when letting go of the balloon it will fly up


What gases are in balloons?

air and helium


What air is inside balloons?

helium


Why is helium used to fill balloons instead of oxygen or hydrogen?

Helium will not burn. Hydrogen burns in air to form H2O (water) Thus in circumstances where a lite gas is required (e.g. in a balloon) it is safer to use Helium. see http://www.unmuseum.org/hindenburg.htm