Increase in surface area of the zinc particles from zinc strips to powdered zinc increases the frequency of collision.
The rate of a reaction is increased with increase in surface area of the reactants due to increase contact between reacting molecules.
Hydrochloric acid reacts faster with powdered zinc than with the zinc strips because frequency of particle collisions increases.
Therefore, the increase in surface area of the zinc particles increases the frequency of collisions.
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