Physics (5th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321976444
Author: James S. Walker
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 17, Problem 15PCE
The air inside a hot-air balloon has an average temperature of 79.2 °C. The outside air has a temperature of 20.3 °C. What is the ratio of the density of air in the balloon to the density of air in the surrounding atmosphere?
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