What are the differences between hydration, hydrolysis and condensation?
1 Answer
Different types of reactions.......
Explanation:
Hydration is a reaction whereby water reacts with an unsaturated compound, for example to form an alcohol (hydration of ethylene to form ethanol). In this type of reaction the hydroxyl group (-OH) bonds to one of the carbons of the double bond, and proton adds to the other.
Hydrolysis is a reaction in which chemical bonds are broken by the addition of water. For example, if you add water to concentrated sulphuric acid
Condensation is a type of reaction where two molecules react together to form a larger molecule, via the elimination of a smaller one. For example, acetic acid and ethanol react together to form ethyl acetate, in which water is eliminated.
(Unless you're talking about condensation in the sense of phase change from gas to liquid, e.g. condensation of steam to water)>
