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Why does salt or sugar dissolve in water more quickly after it has been crushed?
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∙ 9y ago
Because you are increasing the surface area. In effect, more of the sugar or salt particles are on the outside, in contact with the water, so they can 'get out' into the water without having to wait until the particles above them have gone into solution.
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∙ 9y ago
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How fast does sugar dissolve in water and how fast salt dissolve in water?
The amount of time and speed it takes to dissolve sugar in water and dissolve salt in water depends on the amounts of salt and sugar, the amount of water, and the temperature of the water. The approximate time needed to dissolve the sugar and salt in water is 25 minutes.
What mixtures can dissolve?
Sugar can dissolve in water.
Can water dissolve more sugar or salt?
More sugar can dissolve in water than salt.
What happens if you drop a sugar cube in warm water and stir?
The sugar will dissolve in the warm water.
What is a good sentence for dissolve?
Sugar will dissolve faster in hot water than it will in cold 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
How does a grain of sugar dissolve in water?
the sugar will dissolve in water.
How fast does sugar dissolve in water and how fast salt dissolve in water?
The amount of time and speed it takes to dissolve sugar in water and dissolve salt in water depends on the amounts of salt and sugar, the amount of water, and the temperature of the water. The approximate time needed to dissolve the sugar and salt in water is 25 minutes.
What mixtures can dissolve?
Sugar can dissolve in water.
What chemical dissolves very quickly in water that nobody would see it being mixed?
Many chemicals can dissolve quickly in the water some are like Salt, Sugar and etc
What is the maximum amount of sugar that will dissolve in 100ml water?
204g of sugar is the maximum amount of sugar that will dissolve into 100mL of water.
Why do sugar granules dissolve more quickly than sugar cubes?
Probably because the surface area of the sugar granules is larger, more sugar molecules are exposes to water at once.
How do you dissolve water and sugar?
by heating the water slowly and by stirring using a spoon, you can dissolve salt and sugar.
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.
Will alka-seltzer dissolve faster in half?
Substances dissolve more quickly when more surface area is exposed. By cutting an alka-seltzer in half, you are exposing more surface area to the solvent (water). It would dissolve even more quickly if it were cut into more pieces or crushed into a fine powder.
What two substances dissolve in water?
Salt and Sugar dissolve in water.
