A cube of a solid has sides of length 1000 nm1000\ \text{nm}1000 nm. The cube is cut up into cubes with sides of length 10 nm10\ \text{nm}10 nm.
What happens to the surface area to volume ratio of each piece of the solid?
It increases by a factor of 10
It increases by a factor of 100
It increases by a factor of 1000
It increases by a factor of 10 000
40 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Chemistry 2.4 Bulk and surface properties of matter including nanoparticles, covering 2.4.1 Sizes of particles and their properties and 2.4.2 Uses of nanoparticles. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.