Why does air not fall to the ground due to gravity? Also, why do lighter than air gases like helium rise?

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Why does air not fall to the ground due to gravity? Also, why do lighter than air gases like helium rise?

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It does fall. The falling is balanced out by the fact that the air wants to spread out instead of being squeezed together. That’s why the higher up you go, the less air there is – gravity pulled the rest of it down.

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