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In this task, you are given a question and answer for that. The answer will fill in the blank or will complete the unfinished question. Your task is to provide an explanation based on the given question or fill-in-the-blank statement, and answer.
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Question: Curt wants to make a drink from chocolate chips and milk. To make the chips melt more slowly, Shane will use chips that are 
 Answer: bigger
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It would be hard to get a big chunk of chocolate to dissolve in your milk or hot water. Maybe you could make hot chocolate from some smaller pieces like chocolate chips, but it is much easier to add a powder to your milk. This is because the smaller the pieces are, the more surface area they have.


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Question: Ian decreases the pH of his water. Its pH value becomes more 
 Answer: acidic
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The more basic a solution is, the closer its pH value will be to 14.


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Question: Wendy turned the hose from full blast to half power. This makes the stream _____ likely to be able to deposit large rock particles. 
 Answer: less
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The size of the eroded particles depends on the velocity of the water. Eventually, the water deposits the materials. As water slows, larger particles are deposited. As the water slows even more, smaller particles are deposited.