Key term for AQA GCSE Chemistry, used in Nanoscience.
The proportion of a particle's total surface area compared to its total volume, which increases significantly as the particle size decreases.
Surface area to volume ratio appears in AQA GCSE Chemistry revision content for Bonding, structure, and the properties of matter, especially Nanoscience and Applications of Nanoparticles.
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