Answer:
Hydrolysis= Addition of a water to a molecule to produce two molecules
Neutralization= Reaction between and acid and a base to produce a salt and water.
Explanation:
These are two common reactions but they are very different. Lets see a few examples:
In a hydrolysis we add a water molecule to produce several substances (see figure 1).
In this reaction water ([tex]H_2O[/tex]) is added in order to "break" the molecule and produce several subtances.
When we have a neutralization reaction, an acid (a subtance that can produce hydronium ions [tex]H^+[/tex]) reacts with a base (a subtance that can produce hydronium ions [tex]OH^-[/tex]) to produce water an a salt:
[tex]HCl~+~NaOH->~NaCl~+~H_2O[/tex]
In this reaction we an acid ( [tex]HCl[/tex]) and a base ([tex]NaOH[/tex]) and this reaction give a salt ([tex]NaCl[/tex]) and water ([tex]H_2O[/tex]).
I hope it helps!
