A student was carrying out an investigation into the reaction of marble chips with dilute hydrochloric acid. Which changes would decrease the rate of reaction?
- Atemperature of acid: decrease; concentration of acid: decrease; surface area of marble chips: decrease
- Btemperature of acid: decrease; concentration of acid: decrease; surface area of marble chips: increase
- Ctemperature of acid: increase; concentration of acid: decrease; surface area of marble chips: decrease
- Dtemperature of acid: increase; concentration of acid: increase; surface area of marble chips: increase