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How much heat must we supply to completely convert potassium weighing 45 kg at a temperature of 22.4 °C into potassium at a temperature of 98 °C? The specific heat of fusion is 25.5 kJ/kg, the melting point is 63.32 °C. The specific heat capacity of potassium is 757.8 J/kg/K.
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