Surface area effect

GCSE · Combined Science · Edexcel · CC6.1 — Rate of reaction: collision theory, activation energy, factors (temperature, concentration, surface area, catalyst); calculating rate from gradients of graphs

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(3 marks) Marble chips react with hydrochloric acid. Explain why powdered marble reacts faster than marble chips of the same mass.

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