When a balloon is inflated by blowing air into it, What happens to the balloon when it is inflated by blowing air into it?
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Solution
When the air within the balloon fills up, the molecules push against the balloon's walls, inflating the balloon.
Gas particles put pressure on the container's walls as it fills with gas.
When a balloon is inflated, for example, the air inside expands, putting pressure on the balloon's walls.
As a result, the balloon expands in size.
Explanation
Blowing up a balloon necessitates pumping additional air particles into the balloon from our lungs.
These particles collided with the inside walls of the balloon, providing enough air pressure to cause the balloon's rubber to expand and inflate.
The contact of these air particles with the balloon's walls creates a high-pressure environment within the balloon.
This is why, when a balloon is released, the high-pressure air inside the balloon flows out into the low-pressure air around it, resulting in the phrase “winds blow from high to low.”