Why does a balloon pop when it's heated?

Answer 1

As heat is added the gas particles inside move faster, this incrases the amount of pressure within the balloon. As the pressure increases the balloon swells until it gets to a point where the plastic can no longer contain the gasses and it pops.

Alternatively the Ballon's plastic may just melt

Answer 2

Heat causes higher activity level in the atoms inside the balloon. This causes the balloon to expand as they are moving around inside more than when they were cold. They need more room to move. The expansion causes the balloon to pop.

Hope this helps, I know it was in my science textbook and I didn't get it at first.

Answer 3

When the air in the balloon is heated, the particles have more energy and move around faster and further; this makes the balloon expand. When the air in the balloon is cooled, the particles have less energy and move around slower and less; this makes the balloon contract.

Answer 4

When a balloon is heated, the air inside it expands rapidly due to an increase in temperature, causing the pressure inside the balloon to rise above its limit and the balloon to burst. The material of the balloon may also weaken or become more brittle when exposed to heat, making it more susceptible to tearing.

Answer 5

Because pressure is created inside the balloon by atoms smashing into the sides of it. The size of a balloon will change dependent on temperature because the hotter the temperature the more the atoms move and collide with the sides and each other.

Answer 6

Air in a given volume will expand if heated. This is due to the gas molecules or atoms having a higher amount of energy.

Answer 7

The air inside the balloon gets heated and starts to expand as the molecules move apart due to the temperature

Answer 8

That is because the air inside would expand.

Answer 9

thermal expansion, I think that's it but don't take my word for it

Answer 10

Because air itself expands when heated, and contracts when cooled. The air in the balloon does the same thing, but it is air "wearing a skin" (the balloon) so that we can see it happen.