Interpretation: Understand the concept of rate of the reaction in the process of wood burning in oxygen and explain how the surface area affects the burning of the wood in oxygen.
Concept Introduction: The concepts involved in this problem are:
(i)
(ii) Burning of wood in air: Wood is a compound material made up of hydrocarbons. So when it is burned, the hydrocarbons which are present in it will combine to form carbon oxides and water along with other oxides. This shows the
Assuming the hydrocarbon that is present in the wood is
The rate of burning is dependent on the above reaction.
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