Scientific Table Thing

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Mortos
Scientific Table Thing

Remember a while back when someone posted a table that showed that someone weighing that much would need that much helium and be that wide in order to decrease their weight by that much.

Because I can't find it. So can someone post another table like that or at least provide a link to it.

I would be very grateful.

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Anonymous

helium lifts 1.25g per litre

For small spherical helium balloon sizes:

Dia. inches Vol. Liters Lift/gr Lift/lbs

6 1.85 1.90 0.0042
8 4.39 4.51 0.0099
10 8.58 8.81 0.0194
12 14.83 15.22 0.0335
14 23.55 24.17 0.0533
16 35.15 36.07 0.0795
18 50.04 51.36 0.1132
20 68.65 70.45 0.1553
22 91.37 93.77 0.2067

Dia. inches Vol. Liters Lift/gr Lift/lbs

Auriga
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Less then 1.25
About 1.11g per liter.

One mol of any gas has volume 22.4 liters (under normal conditions, like atmospheric pressure et.c.)
mass per mol is 29g for air and 4g per helium. Hence, 29 - 4 = 25 g per mol of lifting power.

25 / 22.4 ~ 1.11 gram per liter