These two reactions are complete
opposite to one another and these differences could be noted as
follows:
- In the dehydration synthesis
reaction there are formationof bonds whereas in a hydrolysis
reaction, bonds are getting destroyed.
- In the dehydration synthesis
reaction, molecules are joined together by the removal of a water
molecule whereas in a hydrolysis reaction, water gets added such
that they could dissolve those bonds.
- Dehydration reaction would link
monomers in order to form polymers whereas in hydrolysis reactions
polymers are broken down to monomers.