answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

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.

User Avatar

Wiki User

16y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar
More answers
User Avatar

Wiki User

11y ago

Molecules move faster around the tablet.

The tablet gets disturbed and dissolves quicker

This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: Why does a crushed antacid pill pill dissolve faster than a whole pill in water?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

What dissolve faster in water CRYSTAL of table salt or the same amount of crushed salt?

Crushed salt will dissolve faster as it has a larger surface area providing more contact with the water.


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.


Can water dissolve crushed garlic?

no


What effect does dissolving antacid tablet have on water temperature?

The colder the tablet the longer it will take for it to dissolve.


Why might grinding up an antacid tablet make is dissolve in acid faster?

The surface area increase by grinding and the possibility of contact of water molecules with the material of course is higher.


Which dissolve faster granules of table salt or crushed salt?

Table salt because the particles are smaller and water can surround each particle easier to dissolve them. Granules is har to dissolve becauseit is thick than salt since it is loosen.. HOPE DIS HELPS


What dose soluble mean in science?

A substance that is soluble means that it will dissolve when mixed with another substance. So if your antacid will dissolve in water, it is said to be "water soluble"


Is oxygen gas given off when antacid tablets dissolve in water?

No, because that gas is CO2.


Why does cold water dissolve a chewable antacid slower than hot?

As the rate of reaction is faster, the hotter something the greater the average speed at which the water particles travel so it takes less time for the water to successfully collide with antacid particles to form a solution.


What will make bar soaps dissolve faster in water?

using hot water will dissolve it.


If the crushed ice was in water will it melt faster than crushed ice by itself in a cup?

Yes, crushed ice will melt faster in a cup of water than in a cup by itself. This is because the water is a higher temperature than the ice.


What sucker will dissolve faster dum dum or pure sugar in salt water?

will the dum dum dissolve faster in salt water or sugar or just water