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A 771.0-kg copper bar is melted in a smelter. The initial temperature of the copper is 300.0 K. How much heat must the smelter produce to completely melt the copper bar? For solid copper, the specific heat is 386 J/kg • K, the heat of fusion is 205 kJ/kg, and the melting point is 1357 K.

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4.73 × 10^5

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