Why does increasing the temperature make a solid dissolve faster? - The solvent molecules bump into the solid more often.
- The solid is melted before mixing into the liquid.
- The chemical bonds of the solid are broken faster.
- The pressure of the solute on the solid is increased.

Which statement correctly describes the phosphate ion, ? it is composed of one phosphorus atom and four oxygen atoms covalently bonded together, and there is a –3 charge distributed over the entire ion. it is composed of one phosphorus atom and four oxygen atoms covalently bonded together, and there is a –3 charge on the phosphorus atom. it is composed of one phosphorus atom and four oxygen atoms ionically bonded together, and there is a –3 charge distributed over the entire ion. it is composed of one phosphorus atom and four oxygen atoms ionically bonded together, and there is a –3 charge on the phosphorus atom.