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dissociation

In chemistry, the process whereby a single compound splits into two or more smaller products, which may be capable of recombining to form the reactant.

Where dissociation is incomplete (not all the compound's molecules dissociate), a chemical equilibrium exists between the compound and its dissociation products. The extent of incomplete dissociation is defined by a numerical value (dissociation constant).


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McLuhan (1962) noted the importance of the elimination of time and space barriers that are characteristic of electronic media, and Bauman (2003) noted that the disassociation of virtual proximity from virtual distance is a suspension of anything that linked closeness with proximity.
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