what is all involved in the hydrolysis procces. What does it use to break down the compund other than water.?

Answer 1

this is from wikipedia:
Hydrolysis is a chemical reaction or process in which a molecule is split into two parts by reacting with a molecule of water, which has the chemical formula H2O. One of the parts gets an OH- from the water molecule and the other part gets an H+ from the water. This is distinct from a hydration reaction, in which water molecules are added to a substance, but no cleavage occurs. In organic chemistry, hydrolysis can be considered as the reverse or opposite of condensation, a reaction in which two molecular fragments are joined for each water molecule produced. As hydrolysis may be a reversible reaction, condensation and hydrolysis can take place at the same time, with the position of equilibrium determining the amount of each product. In inorganic chemistry, the word is often applied to solutions of salts and the reactions by which they are converted to new ionic species or to precipitates (oxides, hydroxides, or salts).

*in living organisems hydrolysis is usualy catalysed by special enzymes- like proteases and amylases and so on...

Answer 2

The answer above does a really good job explaining hydrolysis. I would like to add to it, though. Other than water, it uses ATP to break down the compound.

Answer 3

C) The self-ionization reaction of water is: 2 H2O <-> H3O+ + OH- Hydrolysis describes the wreck down of compounds with the help of water. Dissociation is whilst an ionic compound dissolves in a polar solvent and enters answer.