Can a Balloon be Filled with Vacuum in a Vacuum?

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A balloon cannot be filled with a vacuum in a vacuum, as both would have the same pressure, resulting in no inflation or deflation. If a balloon filled with gas is placed in a vacuum, it will expand until it pops due to the pressure differential between the inside and outside. The amount of gas inside the balloon affects how much it can expand before reaching its breaking point. Ultimately, the pressure outside the balloon being significantly lower than that inside leads to its eventual rupture. Understanding these principles is crucial for comprehending the behavior of balloons in varying pressure environments.
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Could a balloon be filled with vacuum - in a vacuum?

And if a balloon was filled with any other gas and put in a vacuum, it would just expand until it popped, no doubt?
 
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From how I am thinking - a vacuum and a vacuum would have same pressure so the balloon would neither inflate or deflate.

As for the gas question - yes it would eventually pop. Becuase the pressure outside of the balloon would be much lower than the gas inside.
 
If a balloon was put in a vacuum with a very small amount of air in it, it could just expand a bit until the tension in the balloon was sufficient to sustain a somewhat small pressure differential between inside (some non zero but very low pressure) and outside (zero pressure).
 
Okay i should of said the amount of air is a factor but yes it does expand the balloon :P
 
This has been discussed many times on PF, and will likely come up again, so the video might come handy. Previous threads: https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/is-a-treadmill-incline-just-a-marketing-gimmick.937725/ https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/work-done-running-on-an-inclined-treadmill.927825/ https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/how-do-we-calculate-the-energy-we-used-to-do-something.1052162/

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