What is the difference between a balloon full of Hydrogen and a balloon full of helium?

@Xponent_Rob

With one you lose a body part when ignited.
The other just puts the igniter out.

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@corlin

A balloon full of Hydrogen is a balloon full of molecules.

A balloon full of helium is a balloon full of atoms.

@Xponent_Rob

Are you implying that hydrogen is not an atom ?

Yes atomic hydrogen is very rare on the surface of the Earth. But it does exist.

@corlin
The question posits hydrogen in a balloon, not in some special circumstance.
It is possible to force helium into a molecule at millikelvin temps, but that is a special condition.

@corlin
That is why you are one of the awesome folks on COSO.

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