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You want to produce a casting of sterling silver that is silver plus 13 atomic% copper. Pure silver is too soft for many applications and adding 13 atomic% copper strengthens the silver without significantly changing the color. To produce the sterling silver casting, you are going to melt commercially available pure silver and copper in a furnace, and then you will pour the liquid metal mixture into a mold. The following questions relate to this alloy. (a) In selecting a furnace, what must be the minimum value of the high-temperature capability of your selected furnace