Definition: | ratio of the number of dissociation events to the maximum number of theoretically possible dissociation events
Note 1 to entry: Dissociation may occur stepwise, as in the following example: H3PO4 → H++ H2(PO4)− H3PO4 → 2H++ H(PO4)−2 H3PO4 → 3H++ (PO4)−3 Dissociation degrees are 1/3, 2/3, and 1 for the three reactions above, respectively.
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