IUPAC > Gold Book > alphabetical index > D > dissociation energy, E d, D
icon

Indexes

PREVIOUSD01802NEXT
dissociationdissociative adsorption (dissociative chemisorption)

dissociation energy, E d, D

Energy required to dissociate a molecule into two parts. Subscripts 0 and e, i.e. D 0 and D e, are used to denote the dissociation from the ground state and potential energy minimum, respectively.
See also: bond-dissociation energy
Source:
Green Book, 2nd ed., p. 20
Related index:
IUPAC > Gold Book > math/physics > quantities
Interactive Link Maps
First LevelSecond LevelThird Level
GraphGraphGraph
Cite as:
IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic, J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8. doi:10.1351/goldbook.
Last update: 2009-09-07; version: 2.1.5.
DOI of this term: doi:10.1351/goldbook.D01802.
Original PDF version: http://www.iupac.org/goldbook/D01802.pdf. The PDF version is out of date and is provided for reference purposes only. For some entries, the PDF version may be unavailable.
Version for print | History of this term
picture