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Alka Seltzer Experiment
After the experiment, I thought and considered that my hypothesis was correct. It had been that the half crushed tablet had dissolved much faster then the other types of tablet. By increasing the surface area the reaction rate of the tablet will dissolve much faster.
The purpose of this experiment was the reaction rate, and how surface area affected the reaction rate between water and alka seltzer tablets. The half crushed tablet had more particles in the tablet causing more surface area to dissolve in the water. The more surface area in the tablet, the more efficient it is in reacting in with water. Overall in my experiment, it was successful and it was a valid experiment. This experiment had taught me and to understand that the effect

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