A spoon of salt is added to water. Which of these will increase how fast the salt dissolves? Check all of the boxes that apply.

Stirring moves fresh water around the salt, helping it dissolve faster. Crushing the salt into smaller grains increases the total surface area exposed to the water, also speeding up dissolving. Adding more salt or more water does not by itself make the existing salt dissolve faster, and cooling the water generally slows dissolving.

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