In the process of hydrolysis ____.
A) salts crystallize in cracks, enlarging fractures
B) minerals react with water to form a new mineral that has water as part of its crystal structure
C) bedrock expands and fractures when the overlying rock erodes away
D) bedrock dissolves and ground water carries the dissolved ions away

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Hydrolysis is a chemical weathering process where minerals react with water to form new minerals that include water in their crystal structure, such as the transformation of feldspar into clay minerals.

In the Process of Hydrolysis ____