Physics For Scientists And Engineers With Modern Physics, 9th Edition, The Ohio State University
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Author: Raymond A. Serway | John W. Jewett
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To determine: The order of magnitude of helium gas filled in the balloon required to lift the person.
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Invalid path. A light balloon is filled with 383 m3 of helium at atmospheric pressure.
(a) At 0°C, the balloon can lift a payload of what mass?
kg
(b) In the table below, observe that the density of hydrogen is nearly half the density of helium. What load can the balloon lift if filled with hydrogen?
kg
Densities of Some Common Substances at Standard
Temperature (0°C) and Pressure (Atmospheric)
p(kg/m3)
p(kg/m3)
Substance
Substance
Air
1.29
Ice
0.917 X 103
7.86 X 103
11.3 X 10
13.6 X 10
Aluminum
2.70 X 103
Iron
Benzene
0.879 X 103
Lead
8.92 X 103
Mercury
Copper
Ethyl alcohol
0.806 X 105
Oak
0.710 X 103
Fresh water
1.00 X 103
Oxygen gas
Pine
1.43
Glycerin
1.26 X 103
0.373 X 103
Gold
19.3 X 10
Platinum
21.4 X 10
1.03 X 10
10.5 X 10
Helium gas
1.79 X 10-1
Seawater
Hydrogen gas
8.99 X 10-2
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A light balloon is filled with 402 m3 of helium at atmospheric pressure.
(a) At 0°C, the balloon can lift a payload of what mass?
kg
(b) In the table below, observe that the density of hydrogen is nearly half the density of helium. What load can the balloon lift if filled with hydrogen?
kg
Densities of Some Common Substances at Standard
Temperature (0°C) and Pressure (Atmospheric)
Substance
p(kg/m³)
Substance
p(kg/m³)
Air
1.29
Ice
0.917 X 103
Aluminum
2.70 X 103
Iron
7.86 X 103
Benzene
0.879 X 103
Lead
11.3 X 10
8.92 X 10
0.806 X 103
Copper
Mercury
13.6 X 103
Ethyl alcohol
Oak
0.710 X 10
Fresh water
1.00 X 103
Oxygen gas
1.43
Glycerin
1.26 X 103
Pine
0.373 X 103
Gold
19.3 X 103
Platinum
21.4 X 103
Helium gas
1.79 X 10-1
Seawater
1.03 X 103
Hydrogen gas
8.99 X 10-2
Silver
10.5 X 103
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Physics For Scientists And Engineers With Modern Physics, 9th Edition, The Ohio State University
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