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Q: Does a whole tablet or crushed tablet dissolve faster?
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What will happen when you put the whole antacid tablet into the cup and at the same time drop the crushed tablet into the second cup?

The broken tablet will dissolve faster because chemical reactions are faster when there is more surface area. By breaking the tablet, you are increasing the surface area.


Why does a crushed antacid pill pill dissolve faster than a whole pill in water?

Brownian motion. Molecules move faster as things warm up. When the molecules move faster around the tablet, more of the tablet is disturbed, and therefore, dissolves quicker.


How much crushed tablet chlorine do you add to a small 10x30 vinyl po?

Don't crush the tablet, place the whole tablet in a floater and let it dissolve gradually. Hatawa


What happens when you crush an antacid and place it in vinegar versus a whole tablet of antacid in vinegar?

crushed will react faster.


Do sugar cubes dissolve faster crushed or whole in hot or cold?

I never heard of crushed water. Crushed ice (which sugar cubes don't dissolve in at all), but not crushed water. Let's see here: sugar dissolves faster in hot water than cold. And crushed sugar cubes, because the sugar has more surface area, dissolve faster than cold ones.


Do antacids work faster whole or crushed?

crushed


Can you split an Oxycontin tablet?

it should not be split chewed or crushed and be swallowed whole as it is a sustained release tablet.


What are the ways in which you can take a tablet?

Depends on which medicine or tablet you mean: - under the tongue and let it dissolve - swallow it whole - suppositories (dissolve in your rectum) - vaginal suppositories (dissolve in your vagina)


A rock will weather faster after it has been crushed because it?

The crushed rock pieces have a greater surface area then whole rock giving more exposure to weathering.


What makes alka-seltzer dissolve?

To dissolve it, you just put it in cool water and stir. If you want it to dissolve faster, you can grind it up and then pour the cool water and stir. You can see which one dissolves faster by pouring ten ml of water into each one (powder and whole) and time them to see which one dissolves faster.


Which one would take longer to dessolve crushed alka seltzer or full alka seltzer?

The whole tablet takes longer because less surface area is exposed to the water.


What happens if you swallow a TUMS whole?

If you swallow a TUMS whole it wil do exactly the same thing as if you were to chew on it to make it dissolve. It will begin to dissolve as soon as it touches your saliva and will continue to dissolve all the way down your throat and into your stomach.