Marble chips react with dilute hydrochloric acid to produce carbon dioxide gas. The rate of this reaction can be changed by changing the size of marble chips. Describe experiments to investigate what effect using smaller marble chips has on the rate of this reaction.

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Explanation:

We know that surface area is an important determinant factor in the study of reaction rate. This is the reason why finely divided marble chips react faster than lumps of marble in the reaction between marble chips and dilute HCl.

Now imagine that i have a lump of marble and i have finely divided marble. Then i also have a solution of 0.5 M dilute HCl. If i introduce 1g of the lump  of marble into 250 ml solution of the 0.5 M HCl in one beaker and introduce 1g of finely divided marble into another 250 ml solution of 0.5 M HCl in a separate beaker, we will notice that the finely divided marble chips reacts faster as evidenced by the quicker effervescence of CO2 gas from the later compared to the former.

Hence, smaller marble chips reacts faster with dilute HCl than a lump of marble.

1.solid

2.carbon dioxide

3.helium