Van 't Hoff Factor - Relationship With The Dissociation Degree

Relationship With The 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

KCl K+ + Cl-

As, we would have that

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