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Properties of Water

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When a substance reacts with water and breaks into acids and bases the process is called:

A

dialysis

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solvolysis

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C

hydrolysis

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dissolution

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Solution

The correct option is C hydrolysis
Answer:- (C) hydrolysis
Explanation:-
The chemical breakdown of a compound into acid and base due to reaction with water is termed as hydrolysis.

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