How does cutting a substance make it dissolve faster? increases the surface area makes the particles move faster increases the amount of solute

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Chemistry

Marlon Wiley

21 August, 02:49

How does cutting a substance make it dissolve faster? increases the surface area makes the particles move faster increases the amount of solute

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Antony Harding · Answer 1

Increases the surface area.

Explanation:

Cutting a substance into smaller parts is simply increasing the surface area of the substance.

An increase in surface area will increase the reaction rate because a larger part of the substance gets to interact with the right orientation bringing about the reaction in a much faster rate.

This is also true about dissolving substance.

If the substance to be dissolved is cut into smaller parts, the surface area of the substance is increased and the dissolution of the substance will be fast because a larger part of the substance gets to interact will the solvent quickly bringing about a fast dissolution.