dissolution

(noun)

Dissolving, or going into solution.

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Examples of dissolution in the following topics:

  • Dissolution of the USSR

  • Intermolecular Forces and Solutions

    • The nature of the solute (X) and solvent (Y) determines whether dissolution is energetically favorable or unfavorable.
    • On the other hand, dissolution is favorable when solute-solvent bonds (X-Y) are stronger than X-X or Y-Y bonds.
    • After dissolution occurs, solvation follows.
    • If solvation releases more energy than is consumed during dissolute, then solution formation is favored and the solute is soluble in the solvent.
    • Consider the dissolution of table salt (sodium chloride) in water:

  • Heat of Solution

    • The heat of solution, also referred to the enthalpy of solution or enthalpy of dissolution, is the enthalpy change associated with the dissolution of a solute in a solvent at constant pressure, resulting in infinite dilution.
    • Dissolution of sodium chloride (table salt) in water is endothermic.
    • Dissolution of sodium chloride in water is endothermic.

  • Phases of relationship development

    • Dissolution can occur at any time when incompatibilities exist between partners as the relationship develops.
    • The dissolution phase is the decision to end the partnership.
    • Dissolution may arise for a number of reasons, including rising costs, poor performance, or changes in corporate goals.

  • Solutions and Heats of Hydration

    • Solubility depends on dissolution of the solute into the solvent and, like all chemical reactions, is governed by the laws of thermodynamics.
    • The dissolution of an ionic solid MX in water can be thought of as a sequence of two processes:
    • As often happens for a quantity that is the sum of two large terms having opposite signs, the overall dissolution process can be either endothermic or exothermic.

  • Advantages of Corporations

    • This allows stability and the accumulation of capital, which is then available for investment in larger and longer-lasting projects than if the corporate assets were subject to dissolution and distribution.
    • For example, it it fails to meet annual filing requirements or, in certain circumstances, if the company requests dissolution.

  • Family Life

    • Thus, social class bears on rates of marriage dissolution.

  • Solutions and Entropy Changes

    • Consider, the dissolution of sodium sulfate,
    • If the energetics of dissolution are favorable, this increase in entropy means that the conditions for solubility will always be met.
    • Recall that entropy favors dissolution because the potential for randomness is increased

  • The Glorious Revolution in America

    • The Glorious Revolution led to the dissolution of the Dominion of New England and the establishment of the Province of Massachusetts Bay.
    • The dissolution of the dominion presented legal problems for both Massachusetts and Plymouth.

  • Transport of Carbon Dioxide in the Blood

    • Dissolution, hemoglobin binding, and the bicarbonate buffer system are ways in which carbon dioxide is transported throughout the body.