A recycling plant manager needs to melt 1500 kg of scrap

Last updated: 6/23/2023

A recycling plant manager needs to melt 1500 kg of scrap copper to sell to a wire manufacturer The copper is at 288 C and its melting point is 1356 C The copper has a specific heat of 385 J kg C How much heat is required to raise the temperature of the copper to its melting point O 7 9 x 108 J O 7 7 x 108 J 6 3 x 108 J 6 2 x 10 J Q mass Cp Final Temp Initial Temp