Friday, April 11, 2008

Hot air balloons are filled with air instead of helium.

Use the ideal gas law to explain why a hot air balloon rises.

When you heat the air in the envelope of the hot air balloon, you increase the absolute temperature, which in turn increases the pressure of the balloon, and elevates the hot air balloon.

http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/kinetic/idegas.html

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