Text: PHOTODISSOCIATION dissociation of the molecules of a substance (as water) caused by absorption of radiant energy This is a specific type of photolysis reaction, in which the destruction of a molecule is initiated strictly by solar energy. [The Astrophysical Journal; v.334; p.771; 1988.] [The Journal of Physical Chemistry; v.98; p.1369; 1994.]

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