Why an inflated balloon will shrink faster on a warm day than on a cold day?

Answer 1

because their not 100% sealed

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I THINK you meant to ask about balloons filled with helium. The helium molecules are so small, they can get through the pores in the rubber balloon.

Answer 2

This an excellent example of what Einstein called a thought experiment because you can visualize it happening in you mind if you understand some basic physics. Imagine this: Molecules in a substance move at different frequencies and amplitudes at different temperatures. When they are cold, the molecules move slower and are closer together. When they are hot, they move more vigourosly because they have more energy, this causes them to vibrate faster and move further apart. The molecules that make up the balloon are so large that when they are warm enough, like on a warm day, they get so far apart that they let air molecules that are inside them to move through their skin and get outside. And, the reverse is true on a cold day, the balloon has a "tighter" skin and lets the air out more slowly. So, how did you do with your thought experiment? Did you see the same thing I saw? If you visualized the molecules doing what I described, you just did the same kind of thinking as the most productive man in modern science.

Answer 3

This an excellent example of what Einstein called a thought experiment because you can visualize it happening in you mind if you understand some basic physics. Imagine this: Molecules in a substance move at different frequencies and amplitudes at different temperatures. When they are cold, the molecules move slower and are closer together. When they are hot, they move more vigourosly because they have more energy, this causes them to vibrate faster and move further apart. The molecules that make up the balloon are so large that when they are warm enough, like on a warm day, they get so far apart that they let air molecules that are inside them to move through their skin and get outside. And, the reverse is true on a cold day, the balloon has a "tighter" skin and lets the air out more slowly. So, how did you do with your thought experiment? Did you see the same thing I saw? If you visualized the molecules doing what I described, you just did the same kind of thinking as the most productive man in modern science.