Hydrolysis involves
A) no actual chemical change in minerals.
B) water being added to a mineral leading to swelling and stress in rock.
C) water chemically combining with minerals.
D) hydraulic action of water between rocks.

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Hydrolysis is a type of chemical weathering process where water chemically combines with minerals, leading to the breakdown and decomposition of the minerals. The other choices do not accurately describe hydrolysis.

Hydrolysis Involves