Why does the density of gas in a hot air balloon decrease as the gas is heated?
1 Answer
Jun 24, 2017
The density
where
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#M# is the molar mass of the gas (in#"g/mol"# ) -
#P# is the pressure of the gas (in#"atm"# ) -
#R# is the universal gas constant, equal to#0.082057("L"·"atm")/("mol"·"K")# -
#T# is the absolute temperature of the gas (in#"K"# )
We can see from this relationship that the density (