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Hydrolysis refers to any reaction with water. For example, it may be said that ammonia hydrolyzes in water to produce ammonium ion and hydroxide ion.

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With which group does the middle oxygen atom of an anhydride remain, on hydrolysis?

With which group does the middle oxygen atom of an anhydride remain, on hydrolysis? … , is this isotope found in formic acid, or acetic acid, or in both (i.e., hydrolysis is random and hence the product contains both the acids with both types of oxygen atoms)? …
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