Helium balloon problem adiabatic process

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The discussion centers on the adiabatic process of a helium balloon rising from 1.00 atm and 15.0 °C to an altitude where the pressure is 0.900 atm. The volume of helium gas at the higher altitude was calculated to be 2130 m³, confirming the initial calculation. However, the temperature at the higher altitude was initially miscalculated as approximately 3.1 °C, which was later verified using the ideal gas law, yielding the same result. The correct application of the adiabatic process formula, T1V1^gamma-1 = T2V2^gamma-1, with gamma as 1.67 for helium, is crucial for accurate temperature calculations.

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Homework Statement



A large research balloon containing 2000 m^3 of helium gas at 1.00 atm and a temperature of 15.0 celsius rises rapidly from ground level to an altitude at which the atmospheric pressure is only 0.900 atm (the figure (Figure 1) ). Assume the helium behaves like an ideal gas and the balloon's ascent is too rapid to permit much heat exchange with the surrounding air.Calculate the volume of the gas at the higher altitude?Calculate the temperature of the gas at the higher altitude?

Homework Equations

Adiabatic process

T1V1^gamma-1=T2V2^gamma-1 where gamma is 1.67 for helium

The Attempt at a Solution


Found volume of helium to be 2130 m ^3 which was correct but then kept on getting a temperature of around 3.-3.3 celsius(answer is to be given in celsius)using different vales for atm and gamma.It says that my rounding is off so I'll give step by step procedure of what I did
288.15 x 2000^0.67=T2 x 2130^0.67
and T2=276.24 and 276.24-273.15 is 3.1 celsius to 2 significant figures please help!
 
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The temperature can be obtained easier (and with less error) using the ideal gas law:

PV/T=const.

The value for the new temperature is 3.1 °C.
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