Explanation The amount of heat released from burning wood should be almost identical regardless of the size of the pieces of wood. However, the rate at which this energy is released will be much higher with many small pieces rather than a log. In the log, there is much more surface area at one time, therefore the rate of energy released is slow. When the same amount of wood is burning faster, it does not last as long...

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