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Increasing the surface area of a solid ______.


slows the rate of dissolving


has no effect on the rate of dissolving


causes the solid to ionize


speeds 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 particles to interact with and remove solute particles at once (e.g., powdered sugar dissolves faster than a sugar cube).