A Flexible Weather Balloon Contains Helium Gas at a Volume

question 43

Multiple Choice

A flexible weather balloon contains helium gas at a volume of 855 L. Initially, the balloon is at sea level, where the temperature is 25^oC and the barometric pressure is 0.947 atm. The balloon then rises to an altitude of 5500 ft, where the pressure is 0.785 atm and the temperature is 15^oC. What is the change in the volume of the balloon as it ascends from sea level to 5500 ft?

• A) L
• B) L
• C) L
• D) L
• E) L

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