Dissociation Degree
The dissociation degree is the fraction of original solute molecules that have dissociated. It is usually indicated by the Greek symbol . There is a simple relationship between this parameter and the van 't Hoff factor . If the solute substance dissociates into ions, then
For instance, for the following dissociation
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- KCl K+ + Cl-
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As, we would have that
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