Why is the air inside a hot-air balloon heated?

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The air inside a hot air balloon is heated to raise a hot air balloon.
It happens because hot air expands as it is heated, making it less dense (lighter).
Thus it gets the buoyant force (up thrust) from the surrounding which makes a balloon rise in the air as the surrounding air is more dense.

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