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Chemistry for Everyone
Why Does a Helium-Filled Balloon "Rise"?
Richard W. Ramette
Green Valley, AZ 85614

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October 2003
Vol. 80 No. 10
p. 1149

Abstract
The article is a lighthearted, conversational exploration of the microscopic basis for Archimedes’principle. The principle is discussed in terms of molecular collisions and density gradients in a gravitational field.
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*  Citation
Ramette, Richard W. J. Chem. Educ. 2003 80 1149.
*  Keywords
Atmospheric Chemistry; Demonstrations; Gases; General Chemistry; Humor / Puzzles; Physical Chemistry
*  History
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September 2, 2003
February 28, 2005
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