Asked by axel-

Fred has a large piece of sugar that is not dissolving in his drink. How could he get the sugar chunk to dissolve faster?

by placing it in the refrigerator
by breaking it up into smaller pieces
by letting it dissolve naturally without agitation
by adding a larger piece so the smaller one will dissolve

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
By breaking it up into smaller pieces.

Smaller pieces give a much larger total surface area in contact with the liquid, so the sugar dissolves faster. (Heating and stirring also speed dissolution; refrigerating or adding more sugar will not help.)