Why does a rubber balloon coated with aluminum takes longer to shrink than a rubber balloon without an aluminum coating?

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2026-07-20 18:20

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Rubber is a compound with large molecules loosely bound by hydrogen bonding and is holey as it is stretched. Coating a balloon with aluminum which has atoms regularly spaced, forms a cohesive layer with less space between particles and less holes.

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