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A copper block of mass 2.5 kg is heated in a furnace to a temperature of` 500^2C` and then placed on a large ice block. What is the maximum amount of ice that can melt? (Specific heat of copper = `0.39 J g-^1K ^-1`, heat of fusion of water = `335 J g^-1)`

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