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Carbohydrates are able to undergo a reaction known as hydrolysis. Which of the following correctly describes hydrolysis?

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Hydro means water
Lysis means breaking

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Answer: Hydrolysis is

the chemical breakdown of a compound due to reaction with water.

Step-by-step explanation:

Using hydrolysis in salt as an example, when a weak base or acid is completely dissolve in water, water spontaneously ionizer into hydroxide anion and hydronium cations.

This is one of the simplest hydrolysis types.

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