What do you understand by terms hydrolysis and hydration? Give examples.

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1. Hydrolysis: Hydrolysis means breaking of a compound using water.
$N a C l + H_{2} O \to N a O H + H C l$
2. Hydration: Hydration means addition of water molecule to a compound.
Hydration of ethene: $C_{2} H_{4} + H_{2} O \to C H_{3} C H_{2} O H$

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