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A lump of coal burns at moderate rate in air while coal dust burns explosively. Explain.

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In case of coal dust, greater surface area is available as compared to the solid coal This means that coal dust will react faster than the lump of coal. Since combustion is an exothermic reaction, greater amount of heat evolved in the combustion of coal dust leads to explosion also.
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