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Dissociation equilibrium constants are computed for 53 molecules containing H, C, N, O, Mg, Si, S, and Fe in a range of temperatures of astrophysical interest. The results are obtained using recent molecular constants and are compared with previously published data. The equilibrium constants are approximated by an analytical expression and the fitting coefficients are supplied.
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Rossi, S.C.F., Maciel, W.J. Dissociation equilibrium constants of molecules of astrophysical interest. Astrophys Space Sci 96, 205–212 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00661954
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