2007-06-30 08:32:13 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
I'm guessing you want to know where a helium balloon will go if released.
It will rise into the thinner atmosphere until its density matches the the air around it. Obviously it will also follow the prevailing wind. As it slowly deflates its density increases so it steadily drops into the denser atmosphere.
2007-06-30 08:41:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You mean whether it will go off into space? No, since it has some volume and the mass of air displaced provides the buoyancy but as the balloon goes up, the density of air decreases (though the volume of the balloon increases) and so assuming that the balloon doesn't burst, it will reach a maximum height and may drift at that height.
2007-06-30 08:37:34 · answer #2 · answered by Swamy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A balloon filled with helium will go up in the air if you let it go because helium is lighter than the other gasses than comprise our atmosphere.
I guess that's what you're asking.
2007-06-30 08:36:31 · answer #3 · answered by Lady Geologist 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋