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Homework Statement
- At an altitude of about 10 km, the temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere is roughly -50°C and the air pressure is around 16 kPa. (Assume ideal gas)
- How many kilograms of hydrogen gas (H2, molecular mass 2g/mol) should be put in a balloon to fill it to 2000 m3?
- What is the required mass of total ballast that the balloon will float at constant height (molecular mass of air 29 g/mol)?
Homework Equations
PV = nRT
The Attempt at a Solution
For 1. I used V = (P*A*N)/(R*T) = ( 2g/mol * 16000 Pa * 2000m^2 ) / (8.314 * 223K) = 34.51 Kg I don't know if it's correct way to do it or not
For the second part I have no idea how to even start.