Question

Why will a balloon filled with helium float in air?
Responses

Helium is less dense than air.
Helium is less dense than air.

Helium is a diatomic molecule.
Helium is a diatomic molecule.

Helium is as dense as air.
Helium is as dense as air.

Helium is denser than air.

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Answered by GPT-4o mini
A balloon filled with helium will float in air because **helium is less dense than air**. This creates a buoyant force that allows the helium balloon to rise. The other options are incorrect: helium is a monatomic molecule, not diatomic, and it is less dense than air, not equal or denser.

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