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Lesson: Chapter 17 — Rate of Reaction

17.1. Surface area of the reactants 2 of 6

Question 2

What is the total surface area of a cube of limestone 2 cm along each edge?

The right answer is the one marked above.

24 cm2. One face has an area of 2 cm × 2 cm = 4 cm2, and a cube has 6 faces: 4 cm2 × 6 = 24 cm2.

8 cm3 is the volume of the cube, not its area. 48 cm2 is what you get after cutting it into 8 small cubes.

Answer the question to continue.