Assertion and Reason on Rising Balloon – Rankers Physics
Topic: Solid and Fluids
Subtopic: Fluid Statics

Assertion and Reason on Rising Balloon

Given below are two statements:
Assertion (A): A hydrogen-filled balloon stops rising after it has attained a certain height in the sky.
Reason (R): The atmospheric pressure decreases with height and becomes zero when maximum height is attained by balloon.
 
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(A) is true but (R) is false.
Both (A) and (R) are false.

Solution:

As the balloon rises, the density of air decreases, leading to a decrease in buoyant force until it equals the weight of the balloon, so it stops rising. Thus, Assertion is true. However, atmospheric pressure does not become zero at this height, making Reason false.

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