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?

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By grinding the solid to form a powder, the surface area of the solid is increased, allowing for a larger area for the liquid to come into contact with and react with. This will increase the rate of the reaction. Adding more liquid reactant or placing a larger crystal of the solid in the same volume of liquid reactant will not significantly increase the rate of reaction, as the limiting factor is the surface area of the solid.

If a Chemist Wishes to Carry Out a Reaction in Which