On October 21, 2001, Ian Ashpole of the United Kingdom achieved arecord altitude

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On October 21, 2001, Ian Ashpole of the United Kingdom achieved arecord altitude of 3.35 km (11 000 ft) powered by 600 toy balloonsfilled with helium. Each filled balloon had a radius ofabout 0.55 m and anestimated mass of0.26 kg. (a) Estimate the total buoyant force on the 600 balloons.
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(b) Estimate the net upward force on all 600 balloons.
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(c) Ashpole parachuted to Earth after the balloons began to burstat the high altitude and the system lost buoyancy. Why did theballoons burst?
Atmospheric pressure at this ---Select---lowhigh altitude is much ---Select---lowerhigher than at the Earth's surface. (a) Estimate the total buoyant force on the 600 balloons.
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(b) Estimate the net upward force on all 600 balloons.
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(c) Ashpole parachuted to Earth after the balloons began to burstat the high altitude and the system lost buoyancy. Why did theballoons burst?
Atmospheric pressure at this ---Select---lowhigh altitude is much ---Select---lowerhigher than at the Earth's surface.

Explanation / Answer

a) The buoyant force acting on the balloon            FB = 600(air Vg) b) The force acting on the ballon              F = FB   (When a body floats , the magnitudeof the buoyant force on the body is equal to gravitationalforce. c) Because the atmospheric pressure decreases as altitudeincreases.

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