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Helium is commonly used to inflate balloons as it is lighter than air. This causes the balloon to rise as the helium inside is less dense than the surrounding air.

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Would a balloon exploded filled with gas?

Yes, if a balloon is filled with gas and is overinflated beyond its capacity, it can explode due to the pressure build-up inside. This is a result of the balloon's material being unable to contain the expanded gas volume, causing it to burst.


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The balloon expands or even pops. Because when a gas gains heat energy the particles in it move faster and further apart creating a greater force on the inside of the balloon until the balloon cannot contain that force.


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Will a balloon with argon gas sink faster then a balloon with krypton gas?

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If a large balloon contains 224 liters of gas at STP then there is 100 mole of gas in the balloon How many moles of gas are in a balloon that is 560 liters at STP?

Using the ideal gas law, at STP (standard temperature and pressure), 1 mole of gas occupies 22.4 liters. Therefore, a balloon with 560 liters at STP would contain 25 moles of gas (560 liters / 22.4 liters/mole).


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For a balloon to float in the air, it must be filled with a gas that is lighter than the surrounding air, such as helium or hot air. This creates a buoyant force that allows the balloon to rise and float.


If a balloon is squeezed what happens to the gas inside?

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Is helium gas in a hot air balloon?

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Why does a balloon inflate when you add helium gas?

A ballon inflates when you add helium to it for the same reason that it would inflate if you added any other gas. By Boyle's law, increasing the number of atoms of a gas to a constant space must increase the pressure of that gas. That pressure, in a balloon, must balance the force required to stretch the balloon as well as the pressure of the atmosphere pressing in on the balloon. This is not the same as the density of the displaced air. The inflated balloon would have less mass than the volume of air it displaces. This would cause the balloon to be lighter than air, and thus rise. If the elasticity of the balloon were smaller than normal, it would require more helium in a smaller volume. If the elasticity was sufficiently small, the balloon would not be lighter than air.