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Grade 11Physical Chemistry

Q5.16 Pay load is defined as the difference between the mass of displaced air and the

mass of the balloon. Calculate the pay load when a balloon of radius 10 m, mass

100 kg is filled with helium at 1.66 bar at 27°C. (Density of air = 1.2 kg m?3 and

R = 0.083 bar dm3 K?1 mol?1).

Profile image of sha swa
14 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of gopal krishna
14 Years ago

the weight of displaced air=weight of ballon+weight of the gas+weight of payload

the weight of displaced air=the volume*dencity

                                     =the volume of balloon*the dencity of air 

use the above data to solve the problem but becareful about units

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12 Years ago

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