The diagram illustrates how surface area increases as particle size decreases for a given bite-sized piece of food. Although the particles in 3 are smaller than in 1, the total surface area available is nearly 3 times larger.
The diagram illustrates how surface area increases as particle size decreases for a given bite-sized piece of food. Although the particles in 3 are smaller than in 1, the total surface area available is nearly 3 times larger.