The conversion of isocitrate to α-ketoglutarate in step 3 of the citric acid cycle actually occurs by the two-step process shown below.What is true about step 3b? 
A) The reaction is a decarboxylation reaction.
B) The reaction is a hydration reaction.
C) The reaction is a dehydration reaction.
D) The reaction is an alkene addition reaction.
E) The reaction is a hydrolysis reaction.
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