A flexible weather balloon contains helium gas at a volume of 855 L. Initially, the balloon is at sea level, where the temperatu
re is 25oC and the barometric pressure is 0.947 atm. The balloon then rises to an altitude of 5500 ft, where the pressure is 0.783 atm and the temperature is 15oC. What is the change in the volume of the balloon as it ascends from sea level to 5500?
The mechanical properties of a material affect how it behaves as it is loaded. The elastic modulus of the material affects how much it deflects under a load, and the strength of the material determines the stresses that it can withstand before it fails
