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What is difference between hydrolysis and hydration

Hydrolysis is a reaction which usually means the cleavage of chemical bonds by the addition of water. Hydrolysis cleaves the non-water component in two.

Example: hydrolysis occurs when a salt of a weak acid or weak base (or both) is dissolved in water. Water spontaneously ionizes into hydroxyl anions and hydrogen cations.

 

Hydration reaction is a chemical reaction in which a hydroxyl group (OH−) and a hydrogen cation (H+) are added to the two carbon atoms bonded together in the carbon-carbon double bond. Hydration leaves the non-water component intact.

The general chemical equation of the hydration reaction is the following:

RRC=CH2 in H2O/acid → RRC(-OH)-CH3

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Difference btwn hydrolysis n hydration is:-

In hydrolysis breaking down process of molecule is taken place when it reacts with water, while, on d other hand in hydration water molecules r added to d substance( there is no breakdown of d substance)..!!  :-)

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Hydrolysis- Hydrolysis is a reaction involving the breaking of a bond in a molecule using water. The reaction mainly occurs between an ion and water molecules.

Hydration- The formation of a solution involves the interaction of solute with solvent molecules. When water is used as the solvent, the dissolving process is called hydration.

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