The lift of a balloon is
(A) Increased, as it rises to a higher altitude
(B) Due to the weight of the atmospheric air, that it displaces
(C) Not dependent on the temperature of the atmosphere
(D) None of these

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Answer :

(B) Due to the weight of the atmospheric air, that it displaces

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