How the balloon seller is able to fill a large number of balloons from a single cylinder of gas?
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ballons are filled with acetylene gas (ethYne) gas . for those saying that they are filled with helium are completely wrong ,for such a poor ballon seller availability of helium is not possible, and it is very rare .
firstly sellers purchase calcium carbide (CaC2) same used for early ripening of fruits. calcium carbide can be found easily and is very cheap .
then it is reacted with water in that cylinder and the reaction is as follows
CaC2(s) + 2H2O(l)------> Ca(OH)2(s) + C2H2(g)
acetylene (ethyne) gas so released in that high pressure cylinder is used for filling ballons which is lighter than air and thus ballon also rise and if anybody has noticed or not ( i did) that after the reaction is completed they throw away a white solid substance which is solid calcium hydroxide and if you touch the cylinder of that seller it will be warm because the reaction of calcium carbide with water is exothermic
firstly sellers purchase calcium carbide (CaC2) same used for early ripening of fruits. calcium carbide can be found easily and is very cheap .
then it is reacted with water in that cylinder and the reaction is as follows
CaC2(s) + 2H2O(l)------> Ca(OH)2(s) + C2H2(g)
acetylene (ethyne) gas so released in that high pressure cylinder is used for filling ballons which is lighter than air and thus ballon also rise and if anybody has noticed or not ( i did) that after the reaction is completed they throw away a white solid substance which is solid calcium hydroxide and if you touch the cylinder of that seller it will be warm because the reaction of calcium carbide with water is exothermic
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