The correct answer is option D, that is, water bonds with elements in the minerals that make up rock, forming new substances.
Explanation:
A hydration reaction in chemistry refers to a chemical reaction in which a substance associates with water. In the process of weathering hydration takes place when a mineral captivates water to produce a novel substance. Hydration makes the rock to increase in volume that can impart tension on the rock and make it more susceptible to other kinds of weathering processes. The two prime illustrations of hydration comprise the formation of limonite from hematite and the formation of gypsum from anhydrite.
When Sodium chloride or table salt is a compound formed
when sodium loses its valence electron to chlorine, the type of bond formation
that takes place in sodium chloride is the Lewis Bond.