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You have 170.3 grams of solid silver at 961.8°C. You want to melt the silver to...

You have 170.3 grams of solid silver at 961.8°C. You want to melt the silver to make silver salt-and-pepper shakers as a wedding gift. How much heat/energy (in units of calories) is needed to melt all of the silver? The melting point of silver is 961.8°C. The heat of fusion of silver is 26.5 calories / gram.

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