A hot air balloon has a volume of one million liters. If the temperature of the outside air is 20°C and that of the hot air inside the balloon is 80°C, what is the maximum load (in kg) that the balloon can carry at 1.0 atm? Assume Mair = 28.97 g/mol.

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A hot air balloon has a volume of one million liters. If the temperature of the outside air is 20°C and
that of the hot air inside the balloon is 80°C, what is the maximum load (in kg) that the balloon can
carry at 1.0 atm? Assume Mair = 28.97 g/mol.

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