What happens to a balloon when it is filled with water?

When an air-filled balloon is placed underwater, the water (which has higher pressure than the air) exerts a force on all sides of the balloon. The deeper the balloon is taken into the water, the greater the pressure, and therefore, the smaller the balloon will become.

What happens to the pressure inside the balloon?

The pressure inside the hot air balloon is affected by temperature. As the molecules heat up, they move faster and strike the inside wall of the balloon harder. This increased motion of the gas particles increases the force on an area of the balloon, producing a rise in the pressure.

How much pressure does it take to inflate a balloon?

In order to blow up a normal balloon apparently you need 1 psi pressure to overcome the elastic forces of the balloon (i.e. a normal balloon has a higher pressure inside it).

How does air escape a balloon?

As the surface stretches to inflate, the surface becomes so thin in some places that tiny, microscopic holes result. Air molecules are able to slowly diffuse, or escape, via the surface of the balloon, or tiny holes in the know you tied to keep the darn thing closed.

Would the balloon containing water melt pop if it was held over the flame for a long period of time?

The skin (plastic) of the balloon is very thin, so it gets cooled by the water inside. If you held it over the fire long enough, eventually the water would reach a temperature that was too high for the plastic to survive, and then it would pop.

What causes pressure inside the balloon?

Colliding particles Gas pressure is caused when gas particles hit the walls of their container. The more often the particles hit the walls, and the faster they are moving when they do this, the higher the pressure. This is why the pressure in a tyre or balloon goes up when more air is pumped in.

Why is the pressure inside of the balloon greater than the pressure outside of the balloon?

The gas pressure inside an inflated rubber balloon is always greater than the air pressure outside because the pressure inside balances the atmospheric pressure as well as the pressure resulting from the walls of the balloon.

At what PSI does a balloon pop?

One experiment shows that the balloon reaches a relatively constant pressure of 810 mmHg until it gets close to its maximum elasticity point and then increases to 820, 830 and finally 840 mmHg when it pops.

When a balloon is deflating Why does air leave the balloon?

When we open the balloon, the air is released so the air inside the balloon is at the same pressure as the air outside the balloon. When this happens, the air escaping from the balloon results in a force in the opposite direction sending the actual balloon in the opposite direction.

Is it bad to release balloons into the air?

Balloons are hazards when they enter the environment. All released balloons, whether they are released intentionally or not, return to Earth as ugly litter – including those marketed as “biodegradable latex”. Balloons kill countless animals and cause dangerous power outages.