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Particle size affects solubility. When particle size is small, the surface area per unit volume is larger, thus the solubility is increased.

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Short answer: Under identical conditions, smaller particles will dissolve easier because of the increased surface area of the particles.

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Smaller pieces have more contact with the solvent, so they dissolve faster.

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Does the size of the particles of solute affect the solubility of the substance?

The size of the particles of solute do not affect the solubility of a substance, which is determined by its chemical composition, but it does affect how quickly it dissolves. The smaller the particles of the solute, the faster it will dissolve.


What is the minimal particule size that guarantees a product solubility?

I'm not quite sure what the question means. When something (a solute) is fully dissolved in a liquid (a solvent), the size of the particles are the size of the molecules of the solute. In other words, when something dissolved, what exists in solution is individual and separate molecules. A molecule is on the order of a few angstroms (tenths of a nanometer). That's small. Very small.If you are asking about the size of the particles before it has dissolved, then the size is completely irrelevant to how much will dissolve. The size will affect how FAST it dissolves, but not how MUCH dissolves. How much dissolves, or if it dissolves at all, is an inherent property of the solute and solvent you are using. You have no control over that if you need a specific solute/solvent combination (although higher temperature often increases the solubility of things -- but not always).


What can be influenced by factors like temperature particle size and the nature of the solute?

Its solubility.


How does a particular size affect a soluble solid?

The smaller the particles, the more quickly and easily they dissolve. A powdered solute will dissolve faster than a large piece of the same solute.


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How particle size affect solubility?

Particle size affects solubility. When particle size is small, the surface area per unit volume is larger, thus the solubility is increased.


Why does reducing solute particles size increase the speed at which the solute dissolves in water?

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Why does increasing solute particles size increase the speed at which the solute dissolves in water?

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What is a suspention?

A suspention is a solution where the particles of the solvent(liquid) are a different size to the particles of the solute(Solid).


What are the factors that affect th solubility of materials?

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How can the solubility of a solution be decreased?

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Can you see the particles of a solute in a soluion?

Sometimes you can see them and sometimes not. It all depends what the particles are made of and their size.