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  1. In chemistry, the total or partial breakdown
  2. of a compound into smaller constituent parts.
  3. Where dissociation is incomplete, a chemical
  4. equilibrium exists between the chemical
  5. compound and its dissociation products. The
  6. extent of incomplete dissociation is defined
  7. by a numerical value (dissociation constant).
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