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Dry air (
γ
1
=
1.40
\gamma_1 = 1.40
γ
1
=
1.40
) at
300
K
300\,\text{K}
300
K
supports sound waves that travel at
349
m
s
−
1
349\,{\rm m\,s^{-1}}
349
m
s
−
1
. At what temperature must moist air having
γ
2
=
1.33
\gamma_2 = 1.33
γ
2
=
1.33
be maintained so that the speed of sound in it equals that in the dry air?
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