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Differences in surface area

Diagram showing differences in surface area.

You can increase the surface area of a solid by breaking it up into smaller pieces. If you chop up wood into small pieces, it will ignite and burn more quickly than larger pieces of wood.

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Published: 3 November 2009Updated: 10 September 2025Size: 3.25 MB
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