Which best describes a hydrolysis reaction?
A. Molecules are broken down into smaller ones by breaking covalent bonds within water molecules and transferring hydrogen atoms and hydroxyl groups to the smaller ones.
B. Electrically charged molecules separate into ions when they dissolve in water, and then hydrogen ions and hydroxyl groups covalently attach themselves to the oppositely charged ions.
C. The breaking of hydrogen bonds between any two molecules.
D. Dissolving a large molecule in water reduces it to its individual atoms.
E. Large molecules are assembled from smaller ones by breaking water into hydrogen and hydroxyl ions.
Answer: A
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