Heavier Than Air

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
HTA
Pronunciation
/ˈhɛviər ðən ɛr/
Category
Governmental
Related Field
Transportation

Examples in Context

  1. It is a colourless, odourless and tasteless gas, slightly heavier than air.
  2. H2S can be collected in low-lying areas for it is heavier than air.
  3. It can freeze whatever it contacts ( including your eyes ), it is heavier than air and can suffocate you, and it produces a poisonous gas when it comes in contact with an open flame.
  4. When carbon unites with oxygen, it forms a colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas called carbon dioxide, which is heavier than air and will extinguish a flame.
  5. SF6 is a very strong greenhouse gas heavier than air, it not only have a serious impact on the environment, but also threaten the safety of the operators if leakage.

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