{"id":216528,"date":"2025-05-19T12:22:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T12:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=216528"},"modified":"2025-05-19T12:22:04","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T12:22:04","slug":"a-hydrolysis-reaction-results-in-which-two-of-the-following-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/19\/a-hydrolysis-reaction-results-in-which-two-of-the-following-18\/","title":{"rendered":"A hydrolysis reaction results in which two of the following"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A hydrolysis reaction results in which two of the following?<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Water is split apart.
Two molecules are split apart.
Water is formed.
Two molecules are combined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A hydrolysis reaction<\/strong> is a chemical reaction in which water is used to break down<\/strong> a compound. The word “hydrolysis” comes from “hydro” (water) and “lysis” (to break apart). Let’s evaluate the options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Water is split apart<\/strong> \u2705<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Correct.<\/strong> In hydrolysis, a water molecule (H\u2082O<\/strong>) is split into H\u207a and OH\u207b<\/strong> (or H and OH groups), and these parts are used to break a bond in a larger molecule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Two molecules are split apart<\/strong> \u2705<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Correct.<\/strong> A larger molecule is split into two smaller molecules<\/strong> when water is added. For example, in the hydrolysis of a disaccharide like sucrose, it is broken into glucose and fructose using water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Water is formed<\/strong> \u274c<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Incorrect.<\/strong> Water is used<\/strong>, not formed. Formation of water typically happens in dehydration synthesis<\/strong> or condensation<\/strong> reactions\u2014the reverse of hydrolysis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Two molecules are combined<\/strong> \u274c<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Incorrect.<\/strong> In hydrolysis, molecules are broken apart<\/strong>, not combined. Combining two molecules happens during dehydration synthesis<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2705 Correct answers:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  • Water is split apart<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Two molecules are split apart<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    A hydrolysis reaction results in which two of the following? Water is split apart.Two molecules are split apart.Water is formed.Two molecules are combined. The Correct Answer and Explanation is: A hydrolysis reaction is a chemical reaction in which water is used to break down a compound. The word “hydrolysis” comes from “hydro” (water) and “lysis” […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-216528","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=216528"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216528\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=216528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=216528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=216528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}