AP Chemistry 5.5 A Explain the Relationship Between the Rate of an Elementary Reaction and the Frequency Energy and Orientation Questions

A chemical reaction between maleic acid $\left(\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{C}_{4} \mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{4}\right)$ and sodium bicarbonate $\left(\mathrm{NaHCO}_{3}\right)$ occurs in the presence of water to produce carbon dioxide and sodium maleate $\left(\mathrm{Na}_{2} \mathrm{C}_{4} \mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{4}\right)$, as represented by the following equation.

The student performs a second experiment that is identical to the first except that the student grinds the chunks of $\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{C}_{4} \mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{4}(s)$ and $\mathrm{NaHCO}_{3}(s)$ into powder before combining the powder with water.

The rate-determining step for the overall reaction is the dissolving of the solids. Would the time required for the dissolving of the solids in the second experiment be longer than, shorter than, or the same as the time required in the first experiment? Justify your answer based on the collisions between particles.