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When you release an inflated but untied balloon, why does
Chapter 1, Problem 3Q(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Problem 3Q
When you release an inflated but untied balloon, why does it fly across the room?
Questions & Answers
QUESTION:
Problem 3Q
When you release an inflated but untied balloon, why does it fly across the room?
ANSWER:
Solution 3Q:
We have to explain the reason for the movement of inflated and untied balloon across the room even though no force is acting on it.
Step 1 of 2:
Concept:
Law of conservation of linear momentum: If no external force acts on the system, then the final momentum of the system is equal to the initial momentum of the system. Thus momentum is conserved.