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Increasing the surface area of a solid ______.


speeds the rate of dissolving


causes the solid to ionize


slows the rate of dissolving


has no effect on the rate of dissolving

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speeds the rate of dissolving

Explanation: Increasing surface area exposes more of the solid to the solvent, allowing more solvent–solute interactions at once and so speeding up dissolution.