How Many Balloons Can One Helium Tank Fill?

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The discussion centers on calculating the number of balloons that can be filled using a helium tank with a volume of 0.100 m3 at a pressure of 120 atm. Given that each balloon has a diameter of 0.300 m and is filled to an absolute pressure of 1.35 atm, the calculations reveal that the tank can fill approximately 629 balloons. The relationship between pressure and volume is established using the ideal gas law, PV=nRT, to determine the volume of helium available at the lower pressure of the filled balloons.

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[SOLVED] Helium and Balloons/Pressure

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A tank having a volume of 0.100 m3 contains helium gas at 120 atm. How many balloons can the tank blow up if each filled balloon is a sphere 0.300 m in diameter at an absolute pressure of 1.35 atm?

What i know:
V(tank)=.1m^3
P(tank)=120atm=1.21E7 Pa

Density(balloon)=.3m
Volume(balloon)=.0141m^3
P(balloon)=1.35atm=1.36E5 Pa

Volume(helium)=1.23E-26 m^3

PV=nRT

So, once the helium is transferred into a balloon the volume it takes up changes due to the change in pressure, correct? I'm not sure how to relate all these quantities in order to find out how many balloons I can fill the the with the given volume of He.

Any suggestions?

Thanks
 
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What's the volume of 0.1m^3 of helium at 120 atm if you reduce it to 1atm. Then how many balloons can you fill?
 
1.21E7Pa (.1m^3)=1.36E5Pa (V)=629 ballooons

thank you
 

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