I'm posting this again today hoping someone can clarify this for me-
I have two question
1.In a dehydration synthesis reaction which of the following occur-
a. hydrogen and oxygen are removed from the reactant
b. water is added to the reactants
c. water is broken down into hydrogen and oxygen
d. both a and c
I think it would definitely be "a" but I don't think its" c" water comes out as the product, correct??
2.In a dehydration synthesis reaction, water is always a product
I think this is true
Thank you for checking
Please refer to your later post, which I saw first.
Sra
1. In a dehydration synthesis reaction, also known as a condensation reaction, two reactant molecules combine to form a larger molecule by the removal of a water molecule. This means that hydrogen and oxygen atoms are removed from the reactants, indicating that the correct answer is option a: "hydrogen and oxygen are removed from the reactant." Therefore, your understanding is correct!
2. In a dehydration synthesis reaction, water is not the product itself, but it is formed as a byproduct. As mentioned earlier, the reaction involves the removal of a water molecule, which means that water is released or produced during the reaction. So, the statement "In a dehydration synthesis reaction, water is always a product" is incorrect. Water is formed in the reaction, but it is not the desired product.