You want to design a helium-filled balloon that will lift a total payload of 1500 kg. What
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You want to design a helium-filled balloon that will lift a total payload of 1500 kg. What volume of helium is needed to just barely lift this payload? Assume the balloon itself has negligible mass.
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Use Archimedes principle and the concept of density No sketch needed The buoyant force is th...View the full answer
College Physics Reasoning and Relationships
ISBN: 978-0840058195
2nd edition
Authors: Nicholas Giordano
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