Sodium acetate when dissolved in water undergoes:

acidic reaction

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basic reaction

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neutral reaction

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hydrolysis reaction

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Solution

The correct option is D hydrolysis reaction
Sodium acetate, when dissolved in water, undergoes hydrolysis.
Salt hydrolysis occurs when a salt of a weak acid or weak base (or both) is dissolved in water. Water spontaneously ionizes into hydroxide anions and hydrogen cations.Sodium acetate dissociates in water into sodium and acetate ions. Sodium ions react very little with the hydroxide ions whereas the acetate ions combine with hydrogen ions to produce acetic acid.

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