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Sahay Sir > Question Answers > Arihant Physics by D.C Pandey > Volume 1 > Chapter 15 - Thermodynamics > A copper block of mass 2.5 kg is heated in a furnace to a temperature of 500 °C and then placed on a large ice block at (0 degree). What is the maximum amount of ice that can melt? (Specific heat of copper = 0.39 J g^–1 K^–1; heat of fusion of water = 335 J g^–1).

A copper block of mass 2.5 kg is heated in a furnace to a temperature of 500 °C and then placed on a large ice block at (0 degree). What is the maximum amount of ice that can melt? (Specific heat of copper = 0.39 J g^–1 K^–1; heat of fusion of water = 335 J g^–1).

The quantity PV/KT (k = Boltzmann's constant) represents