A long tube is filled with dry nitrogen at

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Problem

300\,\text{K}

. An experiment measures the speed of sound in the gas to be

350\,\text{m s}^{-1}

. Given that the molar mass of nitrogen is

28\,\text{g mol}^{-1}

, determine the value of

\gamma

for nitrogen at this temperature.