in layman's terms:
when the water is hot, there is more energy and the water particles are moving faster, thus there is a higher amount of collisions per unit of time with the solute particles (the thing you are dissolving)
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Hot water speeds up dissolving by increasing the kinetic energy of the molecules, allowing them to move faster and collide more frequently with the solute, breaking it down more quickly. The increased temperature also decreases the solute's solubility, allowing more of it to dissolve in the water.
Rock salt will melt faster in hot water because the higher temperature will speed up the process of dissolving the salt. The hot water molecules will have more energy and move more quickly, allowing them to break down the salt particles more effectively.
To speed up the dissolving of a solute you can, among many options:Heat up the mixtureStir the mixtureAdd more solute, then filter off the excessCrush the solute to give it a greater surface area
Yes, heat can speed up the process of dissolving salt in water because it increases the kinetic energy of the salt particles, causing them to move faster and break apart more easily. However, once the salt is fully dissolved, the temperature does not affect the amount that can be dissolved in a solution.
You can make table salt dissolve faster in water by stirring the water continuously to increase the surface area of the salt particles coming into contact with the water. Using warm or hot water can also help speed up the dissolving process due to the higher kinetic energy of the water molecules.
Three things that can speed up the dissolving process are increasing the temperature of the solvent, stirring or agitating the solution, and increasing the surface area of the solute by breaking it into smaller pieces.