If a Chemist Wishes to Carry Out a Reaction in Which

question 73

Multiple Choice

If a chemist wishes to carry out a reaction in which one reactant is a solid and one is a liquid, which of the following will be most effective in speeding up the reaction?

• A) adding more liquid reactant
• B) grinding the solid to a form a powder
• C) placing a larger crystal of the solid in the same volume of liquid reactant
• D) All of the above will be equally effective.

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