In the process of hydrolysis:
A) salts crystallize in cracks, enlarging fractures.
B) minerals weather by incorporating water.
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, leading to the formation of new minerals and the incorporation of water into their structure.

In the Process of Hydrolysis