<span>More surface area --> more molecules of the solute in contact with the solvent --> more chance for a solvent molecule to collide with the solute molecules --> dissolves faster
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The correct answer is b. 1280 cm^2
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<u>When an alkyl benzene is heated with strong oxidizing asgents like acidic or alkline KMnO4</u>
<u> or acidified K2Cr2O7</u>
<u>, etc. gives aromatic carboxyllic acid. The alkyl side chain gets oxidised to −COOH</u>
<u> group irrespective of the size of the chain.</u>
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