What is hydration?

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Hydro = water

Hydration is about the water levels in someone/something.

Dehydrated = not enough water

Rehydrate = to take in more water to compensate for water loss

So in essance, hydration is the proses where a HO- ion is added to another molecule.

Example adding OH to CH3CH3 to make CH3CH2OH, which is alcohol

The chemical union of H₂O with another element.

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