NEET BIOLOGY

CELL STRUCTURES AND FUNCTION

BIO MOLECULES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is hydrolysis?
A
Joining molecules together by removing water
B
Breaking molecules apart by adding water
C
Joining molecules together by adding water
D
Breaking molecules apart by removing water
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Hydrolysis reaction is mainly used to break down polymers into monomers. So while studying chemistry, hydrolysis basically means the act of setting apart chemicals by adding water. The reaction of water with another chemical compound results in the formation of two or more products.

Detailed explanation-2: -The term for a chemical process that lyses, or splits, molecules by the addition of water is called hydrolysis (hydro=water, lysis=split). In the process of hydrolysis, water molecules cause the bonds holding a polymer together to break, splitting the polymer into its smaller monomer subunits.

Detailed explanation-3: -In a hydrolysis reaction, a larger molecule forms two (or more) smaller molecules and water is consumed as a reactant. Hydrolysis ("hydro” = water and “lysis” = break) involves adding water to one large molecule to break it into multiple smaller molecules.

Detailed explanation-4: -Industrial Organic Chemistry Thus hydrolysis adds water to break down, whereas condensation builds up by removing water.

Detailed explanation-5: -Usually hydrolysis is a chemical process in which a molecule of water is added to a substance. Sometimes this addition causes both the substance and water molecule to split into two parts. In such reactions, one fragment of the target molecule (or parent molecule) gains a hydrogen ion.

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