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Stirring can make the dissolving of solute slower

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Answer: False;

Explanation: it’s faster when you stir the solution to dissolve faster.

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False

The stirring allows fresh solvent molecules to continually be in contact with the solute. If it is not stirred, then the water right at the surface of the solute becomes saturated with dissolved sugar molecules, meaning that it is more difficult for additional solute to dissolve.

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