The contributions of proton transfer followed by electrolytic dissociation were resolved by these studies.

He proposed a thermodynamic basis for Svante Arrhenius's theory of electrolytic dissociation.

Electrolytic dissociation of the auxochrome group helps in binding and it is due to this reason a basic substance takes an acidic dye.

In 1894, Friedrich Ostwald concluded important studies of the conductivity and electrolytic dissociation of organic acids.

Ostwald is especially known for his contributions to the field of electrochemistry, including important studies of the electrical conductivity and electrolytic dissociation of organic acids.

As demonstrated by numerous science fair projects involving the electrolytic dissociation of water, H2 and O2 when mixed in the correct proportions can react explosively when initiated by a tiny spark.

These two generalizations afforded a new method of determining the molecular weights of dissolved substances, and were utilized by Jacobus van 't Hoff and Wilhelm Ostwald, among other chemists, in support of the hypothesis of electrolytic dissociation in solutions.