Hydrolysis may be correctly described as the
A. heating of a compound in order to drive off its excess water and to concentrate its volume.
B. breaking of a compound into its subunits by adding water between the subunits.
C. constant removal of hydrogen atoms from a carbohydrate.
D. removal of water from a polymer.
Answer:B
Hydrolysis may be correctly described as the
A. heating of a compound in order to drive off its excess water and to concentrate its volume. B. breaking of a compound into its subunits by adding water between the subunits. C. constant removal of hydrogen atoms from a carbohydrate. D. removal of water from a polymer.