Question
Grinding a Tylenol tablet into powder increases the rate of reaction due to increased ____________________.
a
concentration
b
reactants mass
c
surface area
d
temperature
a
concentration
b
reactants mass
c
surface area
d
temperature
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GPT-4o mini
Grinding a Tylenol tablet into powder increases the rate of reaction due to increased **c surface area**.
By increasing the surface area, more of the Tylenol is exposed to the solvent (for example, when dissolved in water), allowing for a more rapid interaction with it.
By increasing the surface area, more of the Tylenol is exposed to the solvent (for example, when dissolved in water), allowing for a more rapid interaction with it.