EBK INQUIRY INTO PHYSICS
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Author: Ostdiek
Publisher: Cengage Learning US
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Chapter 4, Problem 28Q
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. In The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall" by Edgar Allen Poe, the hero discovers a gas whose density is '37.4 limes" less than that of hydrogen. How much better at lifting would a balloon filled with the new gas be compared to one filled with hydrogen?
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