Question

12. Which of the following best describes the process of hydration?

O A. Water moving through soil carries away important nutrients,
B. Water bonds with elements in the minerals that make up a rock, forming new substances,
C. Water transports weathered sediment from one place and deposits it in another.
D. Water breaks existing bonds among elements in the minerals that make up a rock.

Answer 1

The answer you are looking for is B

Answer 2

B. Water bonds with elements in the minerals that make up a rock, forming new substances is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

Hydration refers to a reaction where a substance is combined with water.

hydration takes place during the weathering process when the mineral structure absorbs water to form a unique or new substances.

hydration causes the rock to rise in a volume that puts tension or stress on the rock and makes it more susceptible to weathering process.

Thus option(B)Water bonds with elements in the minerals that make up a rock, forming new substances is the correct answer.