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

A

surface area of log of wood is larger and needs more time to burn

B

pieces of wood have larger surface area

C

all pieces of wood catch fire at the same time

D

log of wood has higher density than pieces of the same wood

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B

More the surface area of reactant, more will be the rate of reaction.
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