If The density of this stainless steel is7.85 g/cm3,specific heatis 0.5 J/g. K, melting pointis 1673K, heat of fusion s0.260J/kg. How much energy is required to re-melt this tube completely from room temperature

Explanation:

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In this case, for this melting process, we can identify two sub-processes in order to take the stainless steel from solid to liquid:

1. Heat up from 298.15 K to 1673 K.

2. Undergo the phase transition.

Both process have an associated enthalpy as shown below:

Therefore, the required heat is:

Notice the problem is not providing neither the mass or volume, that is why we assumed the mass is 1 g; however, it can be changed to the mass you are given.

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