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What is the difference in the process of dissolution and a chemical reaction?

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Dissolution refers to the process of dissolving a solute into a solvent to make a solution. On the other hand a chemical reaction is a process that involves rearrangement of the molecular as ionic structure of a substance, as distinct from a change in physical form or a nuclear reaction.

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