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For example, the surface area of a cube is the total area of all six square faces. This is 6 × side². Surface area is measured in square units including cm² and m².
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Cut those two, and the four blocks sport 24 sides. The result: same volume of ice, but much more surface area. With more "faces" exposed to air or liquid, it's easier for heat to diffuse into the ice.
At the same time each of its 6 faces has an area of 1 m² (1 square meter), and a total surface area of 6 square meters, therefore the surface area to volume ratio (or SA:V for short) is 6/1 = 6 m-1.
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