Dissolution — dm/dt = -kA(c_s - c)

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Dissolution

dm/dt = -kA(c_s - c)

The Noyes-Whitney equation — a solid dissolving into solution. The rate depends on the gap between what is and what could be.

The boundary between solid and dissolved, crossing willingly

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