A New Meaning of the Terms "Acid Hydrolysis" and "Base Hydrolysis" In chemical reactions carried out in solutions, different interactions between solute and solvent might occur. If the interaction between solute and solvent is weak, only surrounding of solute by molecules of solvent takes place. The reaction is called soluatation. If water is the solvent. the reaction is called hvdration. If the solute-solvent interaction is strong enough to cause sol& molecules to he altered chemically [MX.IZ+ m S + [MX,-,S,]('+m)+ m X(1) the reaction is called saluolysis. If the solvent is water
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the reartion is called aeid hydndysia. However, as r ~ a r t i o n(2) is not typirally protolyfic ttherr is no signifiranr change of the arid-base properties of the solution, the term .'acid hydrolysis" is confusing. Thrrrforr, for this rracrion ue propose the term"aqualy*is."Alth
