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PROBLEMS AND EXAMPLE 55Problem 3.12
The ratioγ=Cp/CVis 1.40 for nitrogen, N 2. The speed of sound in air (mostly
nitrogen) is said to bevsound∼=√
γRT
Mwhere M is the molar mass of nitrogen. Find the value ofvsoundat 273 K and compare
it with the experimental value of 334 m s−^1.