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What affects the rate at which solutes dissolve?

concentration of the solute

temperature of the solution

surface area of the solute

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All three affect the rate at which solutes dissolve (dissolution). High concentration of the solute already dissolved slows the rate of dissolution. This is true because dissolving is a reversible process - solute already in solution can adhere to undissolved particles of solute (essentially ...

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