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If a gas is flowing at 300m/s and has a pressure and temperature of 90kPa and...

If a gas is flowing at 300m/s and has a pressure and temperature of 90kPa and
20°C, find the maximum possible velocity that could be generated by expansion
of this gas if the gas is air and if it is helium

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