SIR PLZ PROVIDE ME WITH DEFINITIONS OF THE FOLLOWING-

1. ELECTROLYSIS

2. HYDROLYSIS

2. HYDRATION

SAUMYA

Dear saumya,

Electrolysis is a method of using a direct electric current (DC) to drive an otherwise non-spontaneous chemical reaction.

Electrolysis is commercially highly important as a stage in the separation of elements from naturally occurring sources such as ores using an electrolytic cell.

Hydrolysis is a chemcial reaction during which molecules of water(H₂O) are split into  (H⁺) (conventionally referred to as and  (OH⁻) in the process of a chemical mechanism.

Hydration Reaction is a chemical addition reaction where a hydroxyl group and proton are added to a compound.

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