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The Mass of a Hot-Air Balloon and Its Cargo (Not °\degree

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The mass of a hot-air balloon and its cargo (not including the air inside) is 250 kg. The air outside is at a temperature of 10 °\degree C and a pressure of 1 atm = 105 N/m2. The volume of the balloon is 400 m3. Which temperature below of the air in the balloon will allow the balloon to just lift off? (Air density at 10 °\degree C is 1.25 kg/m3.)


A) 37 °\degree C
B) 293 °\degree C
C) 99 °\degree C
D) 200 °\degree C

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