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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Will crushing an Alka Seltzer pill Increase or Decrease the surface area?

OpenStudy (aaronq):

INCREASE!

OpenStudy (aaronq):

you're spreading it out

OpenStudy (anonymous):

What about the rate of the chemical change? Increasing or decreasing?

OpenStudy (aaronq):

SA increase will increase the rate of reaction. think about it, you have more free molecules to collide with other molecules

OpenStudy (anonymous):

increasing surface area will always increase reaction rate

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Oh.. Thank you both!

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