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Well, it obviously depends on what type of balloon you have. There are rubber party balloons, mylar party balloons, and hot air balloons. Hot air balloons will not pop since they have holes in them, but I'm going to focus on rubber balloons here. These are very cheap and made with cheap rubber that can only hold about 2.5 liters of gas before popping. Now, let's assume that the man at the party store fills a balloon with 2 liters of helium before giving it to you. A mole of helium gas (22.4 Liters) only weighs four grams, so helium is less dense than the air around us, which explains its ability to float and why it makes your voice high. Anyway, the helium in the balloon will continue rising until the density around it is equal to its density, which will happen about 100 miles up in the exosphere. Anyway, down here at sea level, the pressure is normally 1 atmosphere. I did some math and determined that this helium will reach a volume of 2.5 liters at .8 atmoshperes of pressure. .8 atmospheres of pressure occur at about 8,500 feet up (about 1 and a half miles) in the air.
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Hot air balloons have a gas heater attached to them the pilot can turn the heater on the balloon and the balloon will go high why?
Hot air balloons have a gas heater that is generally powered by propane. When the pilot turns the heater on, the balloon will fly high due to the hydrocarbon chamber that allows the pilot control of ascent and descent of the hot air balloon.
How far can a water balloon rolls before it bursts?
This has to do, not so much with the distance, and not even with the speed, but how suddenly the balloon's speed changes - in other words, how strong you hit it. Of course, tossing the balloon farther may require more force - but then, in theory you can make it speed up gradually. - It will also depend on the specific balloon (its material, and how thick it is), and how much you fill it with water.
How does Bernoulli's principle relate to the hot air balloon?
this happens because the high pressure wants to go to low pressure
The more air you pump into a balloon the greater the circumference of the balloon will be?
Because the air pressure can't go anywhere so it trys to go out by pushing the balloon while it gets bigger it will pop and the air will go out.
Does gravity go inside of a balloon?
No. Air or helium goes inside the balloon.
How high can you go up in a balloon before you need oxygen?
1000 ft
What is the point of giving a balloon to the balloon boy?
The point of giving the balloon to the boy is that he will go up high and that is what gives you a mission in the game. I hope this helped!
How far can a water balloon go before breaking?
It depends on if a good thrower or if the water balloon is big or small
What might limit how high a hot air balloon can go?
half so high in the sky
Where does a balloon go when you let it go?
Up, up, and away! A helium balloon rises rapidly until one of two things happens due to the falling air pressure with rising altitude: the balloon expands and pops and the remnants fall back to earth, or the balloon reaches an altitude where it can't rise further and the high altitude winds carry it off. Eventually if it has not popped the helium will slowly escape and it will fall back to earth. By the time it does fall back to earth it is usually hundreds to thousands of miles from where it was released.
What happens when a balloon filled with helium goes into space?
I think thhat it just goes until it pops and i don't think it could even go that far!' :)
How high will you go with a hot air balloon tour?
While a hot air balloon can fly several miles in the air, a tour balloon will generally only go about a mile up due to pressure concerns.
How high did the first hot air balloon go?
It went one mile
How far can a water balloon be toss before it breaks?
I think a water balloon can be tossed if the water balloon is filled lightly. If the water balloon is filled heavily it might break before someone catches it. Also I did this before and I measured it and it was 74 feet and 5 inches exactly!
Why is it better to launch a hot air balloon on a cold day?
it is better ot launch a hot air balloon on a cold day than on a warm day because the air rises in the atmosphere therefore if you were to go for a cold day you would go very high but if you were to go a ride on a hot day the hot air balloon wont go as high as on the cold day .
How high do you go in an air balloon ride?
the average height is 1200 to 3000 ft. with a max of 50000ft many people ride between 500 and 3000 ft. because they don't want to go to high or to low in the balloon for fear of crashing
Where do weather balloons go?
Once the balloon gets high enough in the atmosphere, the ambient atmospheric pressure becomes very low (say 20mb = 2000Pa). There is a pressure gradient force from the high pressure of the air inside the balloon to the air in the environment outside of the balloon, working across the balloon material. Once this PGF becomes stronger than the tension of the balloon material, the balloon will pop.
