Ionic dissociation

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-006110",
  "term": "Ionic dissociation",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The decomposition of an ion into an ion of lower mass plus one or more neutral species, as when a molecular ion loses a neutral fragment, in the mass spectrometry sense. In solution chemistry the term also describes the separation of an ionic compound into solvated ions when it is dissolved or melted, a process whose extent is given by the degree of dissociation.",
  "subject": "Physical and Biophysical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "decomposition"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1991, 63, 1541. 'Recommendations for nomenclature and symbolism for mass spectroscopy (including an appendix of terms used in vacuum technology). (Recommendations 1991)' on page 1547 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199163101541)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/ionic-dissociation/"
}