photodissociation

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What does photodissociation mean?

The dissociation of a molecule following the absorption of a photon

Where does photodissociation come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English dissociation English photodissociation From photo- + dissociation.

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