An industrial process uses a solid catalyst to increase the rate of a reaction.

Two batches contain the same total volume of the catalyst. Each batch is made of identical cubic particles.

Batch	Length of each side of a particle in $nm\text{nm}$	Total volume of catalyst in $nm3\text{nm}^3$
P	20	1.00 × 10²¹
Q	50	1.00 × 10²¹

Calculate the total surface area of all the catalyst particles in each batch.

Give both answers in $nm2\text{nm}^2$ .

Predict which batch would increase the reaction rate more.

Use your answers from part (a) to explain your prediction.

An industrial process uses a solid catalyst to increase the rate of a reaction.

Two batches contain the same total volume of the catalyst. Each batch is made of identical cubic particles.

Batch	Length of each side of a particle in $nm\text{nm}$	Total volume of catalyst in $nm3\text{nm}^3$
P	20	1.00 × 10²¹
Q	50	1.00 × 10²¹

Calculate the total surface area of all the catalyst particles in each batch.

Give both answers in $nm2\text{nm}^2$ .

Predict which batch would increase the reaction rate more.

Use your answers from part (a) to explain your prediction.

2.4 Bulk and surface properties of matter including nanoparticles

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