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What is Hydrolysis? Is it the same thing as Hydration?

There are two ways in which compounds of cement can react with water.

One of these ways is direct addition of some molecules of water. This is a true reaction of hydration.

Another way is a chemical reaction or process in which a chemical compound reacts with water. This is called Hydrolysis.

It is convenient and usual, however, to apply the term hydration to all reactions of cement with water, i.e. to both true hydration & hydrolysis.

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