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A hot air balloon is normally powered with propane. Other than that, it is just ordinary air used inside the balloon.

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What is the pressure in a balloon?

The pressure inside a balloon is determined by factors such as the amount of air or gas in the balloon, the volume of the balloon, and the temperature of the air or gas inside. As more air or gas is added to the balloon, the pressure will increase. Conversely, if air or gas is released from the balloon, the pressure will decrease.


What solid liquid and gas is in a hot air balloon?

The solid would be the basket and balloon, and the tanks holding flammable gas. The liquid is water vapor released by burning the gas. The gases are the fuel in the tank, and the heated air in the balloon that causes it to rise.


What gas do you use to make a balloon float?

Helium gas is commonly used to make balloons float because it is lighter than air and creates lift. The helium gas in the balloon is less dense than the surrounding air, causing the balloon to rise.


What causes a balloon to fall to the ground?

It's very simple to see the answer. Balloons have a certain type of air pressure and because it is greater than the air around it, it climbs. However, when the air pressure in a balloon is less than the air pressure outside the balloon, the the balloon will start to descend.


What gas put in a balloon would make it fall?

Any gas that is more dense than air.Answer:It is a bit more complex than that - an air filled balloon would still fall because air has the density of air. In a normal inflated balloon the air in the balloon is compressed and has a density more than uncompressed air. If the "balloon" were a plastic bag wiith no air pressure above the pressure of the surrounding air, the balloon would still fall as the combined (average) density of the balloon/bag system is greater than the surrounding air. Even if the balloon were filled with a gas with a lower specific gravity than air the balloon wll fall if the compressed gas density excedes that of the surrounding air or if the combined (average) density of the balloon/bag or balloon system is greater than the surrounding air.

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What material is used to make an air balloon?

The gas is hot air.


What is used in a hot air balloon?

Hydrogen is used. Sorry. Just regular air is used in a hot air balloon, it is heated which makes it lighter and less dense and therefore provide lift. Hence the name hot air balloon. Hydrogen is used in a gas balloon.


Which gas is used to fill a hot air balloon?

A typical hot air balloon is filled with the same air we breath.


What is the pressure in a balloon?

The pressure inside a balloon is determined by factors such as the amount of air or gas in the balloon, the volume of the balloon, and the temperature of the air or gas inside. As more air or gas is added to the balloon, the pressure will increase. Conversely, if air or gas is released from the balloon, the pressure will decrease.


What type of gas is used in balloon vendor?

Helium gas is commonly used in balloons sold by vendors to make them float.


Which gas is used in making hot air balloon?

propane


Is a blimp a type of hot air balloon?

No, a blimp is not a type of hot air balloon. While both are inflated with gas to become buoyant, hot air balloons rely on heated air to rise, while blimps are powered by engines and filled with helium or hydrogen gas for lift.


How have you used the properties of gas in regards to an hot air balloon?

It is lighter than air


Why does air in a balloon take up all the space in the balloon?

It's a gas. The air molecules are free to move around anywhere in the balloon.


What solid liquid and gas is in a hot air balloon?

The solid would be the basket and balloon, and the tanks holding flammable gas. The liquid is water vapor released by burning the gas. The gases are the fuel in the tank, and the heated air in the balloon that causes it to rise.


What kind gas is used in hot air balloon?

No Gas Just hot air which is why it is called a hot air balloon. If you were wondering hot air is lighter than cold air which makes it rise so when it is trapped inside the balloon the whole thing will rise.


What kind of fuel is used for the hot air balloon?

Propane gas is used to fuel the burners that heat the air inside the balloon.A hot air balloon is filled with regular air that's heated by a propane burner. This heated air has a lower density than the air outside the ballon, thus allowing the filled balloon to be buoyant.