So here’s the thing. I experience headaches on a regular basis, and to counter them I take medication which comes in the form of two soluble tablets, roughly the same size as the old UK halfpenny, or slightly larger than the current UK five pence piece or the American quarter.
Before dropping them in the water I [rather adroitly I might add] break each tablet into four roughly equal parts by dextrous use of thumb and forefinger. On a superficial level I seemingly decided that this aided in the time taken to dissolve the tablets…but does it? On the one hand I am dissolving four smaller tablets rather than one large one, but overall aren’t these four smaller tables the equivalent of the large one? Have I created more area available for dissolving given that the dissolution appears to takes place on the surface area?
One of three any/all/other answers if you please, preferably with sound scientific supporting arguments, but I’ll settle for the “dip dip dip” or the “pinning a tail on the donkey” methodology as well.
The four smaller tablets dissolve quicker
Jussi Björling
The larger single tablet dissolves quicker
Keyser Söze
No thanks, I already ate
Both dissolve within the same rate of time
The Butler, in the pantry, with a knife
I like bubbles
