DISSOLUTION

Dissolution

Dissolution is the process by which a solute forms a solution in a solvent. The solute, in the case of solids, has its crystalline structure disintegrated as separate ions, atoms, and molecules form. For liquids and gases, the molecules must be adaptable with those of the solvent for a solution to form. The outcome of the process of dissolution is governed by the thermodynamic energies involved, such as the heat of solution and entropy of solution, but the dissolution itself is not. Overall the free energy must be negative for net dissolution to occur. In turn, those energies are controlled by the way in which different chemical bond types interact with those in ...

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dissolution

Noun

  1. The termination of an organized body or legislative assembly, especially a formal dismissal.
  2. Disintegration, or decomposition into fragments.
  3. Dissolving, or going into solution.


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