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Pieces of wood burn faster than a log of...

Pieces of wood burn faster than a log of wood of the same mass because

A

log of wood has larger surfae area and needs more time to burn

B

wood shavings have larger surface area

C

all pieces of wood burn at the same rate

D

log of wood has higher density than wood shavings

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Rate a heterogeneous reaction `prop` surface area of solid reactant.
Wood shavings posses greater surface area than a log of wood of same mass.
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