Key term for OCR GCSE Chemistry B, used in Impact of science and technology.
The amount of surface area per unit volume of an object or collection of particles; it increases significantly as the particle size decreases.
Surface area to volume ratio appears in OCR GCSE Chemistry B revision content for Ideas about Science, especially Impact of science and technology and Risks of new technology.
Ideas about Science
Impact of science and technology • Risks of new technology
Ideas about Science
Development of scientific theory • Use of models
Making useful chemicals
Reaction rate control • Surface area explanation
Making useful chemicals
Reaction rate control • Calculations for rate
Making useful chemicals
Reaction rate control • Factors affecting rate
Material choices
Nanoparticles • Scale and definition of nanotechnology
Material choices
Nanoparticles • Risks of nanoparticles
Material choices
Nanoparticles • Properties and uses of nanoparticles
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