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Hydrolysis refers to any reaction with water. For example, it may be said that ammonia hydrolyzes in water to produce ammonium ion and hydroxide ion.

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Dissolution of SO2 in water

Majority of texts (at high school level) say that when $\ce{SO2}$ is dissolved in water sulphurous acid $\ce{H2SO3}$ is formed. However my text book states that it forms clathrate $\ce{SO2.6H2O}$ when dissolved in water, and can significantly exist…
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Why does water electrolysis use direct current?

Every source I've found regarding water electrolysis says that it's done using direct current (rather than alternating current), but I haven't found a single source that mentions why. Obviously, using AC will result in the hydrogen and oxygen being…
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Is it possible for sucrose to hydrolyse in water with a small amount of weak acid at room temperature?

Sucrose hydrolysis in the industry is done using HCl and heat. On the other hand I know that bee keepers add some of acetic or citric acid to wet sugar to prepare emergency food supply for bees, what is called Sugar Board. After preparation the…
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How can I attempt to inhibit the hydrolysis/degeneration of aspartame?

I've surfed the internet, looking for some possible inhibitors for the hydrolysis process of aspartame, but couldn't find any. I'm wondering if such a thing is possible and if yes, how should I proceed? I'm writing an essay about how the rate of…
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Hydrolysis of starch by means of amylase to unclog bathtub drain

After my son decided to pour a substantial amount of uncooked rice down the bathtub drain, I find myself in the situation of removing it. After trying some common methods - to no avail - I thought I could resort to chemistry. Specifically, I thought…
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Why do I have to use a 1:1 ethanol:water solution to hydrolyse aspirin?

I understand that water itself would not work as aspirin is not very soluble in water but Why not just use 100% ethanol?
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How to separate nylon 66 salt (hexamethylenediammonium adipate) into adipic acid and hexamethylenediamine?

After hydrolyzing nylon 66 in water (neutral hydrolysis) in a batch autoclave reactor, the resulting solution contains the organic salt hexamethylenediammonium adipate. Is there any way to precipitate either the acid or the amine from this solution?
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Why does ester hydrolysis occur in basic medium

Ester hydrolysis occurs in basic medium and this is the medium which is usually preferred for the same. But I am facing a very fundamental doubt and not able to understand the reason. Ester Hydrolysis goes like this: $\ce{RCOOR' + OH- <=> RCOOH +…
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Hydrolysis of one mole of peroxydisulphuric acid with one mol. of water produces?

I am having trouble in this question: Hydrolysis of one mole of peroxy disulphuric acid with one mole of water produces : a)two moles of sulphuric acid only b)two moles of peroxymonosulphuric acid c)one mole of sulphuric acid and one mole of…
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How can you tell if a metal ion will hydrolyze to form an acidic solution?

I saw somewhere that all metal ions except for the alkali metals and alkaline earth metals will hydrolyze to increase acidity. If I'm interpreting things correctly, sodium ions, for example, will not hydrolyze because sodium hydroxide is strong,…
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Multiple ways of balancing a reaction

The reaction XeF4 + H2O gives Xe + O2 + HF + XeO3 can be balanced in more than one way and I can not understand why. Please help.
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Acid hydrolysis and alkaline hydrolysis

Alkaline hydrolysis is not called "alkali hydrolysis", while acid hydrolysis is not called "acidic hydrolysis". Why? I am asking this question as I believe it may not be a simple naming problem. Instead, I think it may be related to some…
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What makes a molecule lipopholic?

I know that non polar (Hydrophobic) molecules are usually lipophilic. Is there a general explanation for this phenomenon, or does the explanation differ depending on the molecule itself?
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