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Why is the sound velocity method better than the adiabatic expansion method when determing the heat...

Why is the sound velocity method better than the adiabatic expansion method when determing the heat capacity ratio of a given gas experimentally?
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Heat capacity ratio (also known as adiabatic index) is the ratio between heat capacity at constant pressure to the heat capacity at constant volume.

For determining heat capacity ratio of a given gas sound velocity method is better than adiabatic expansion method because in adiabatic expansion method the apparatuses used are approximately adiabatic (not 100% adiabatic) which , the glass cylinder used gets heated up due to the movement of the piston which causes error in result. Also the method of calculation is more complex in adiabatic expansion method than the sout velocity method

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