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Borohydride is slowly hydrolysed by water. The hydrolysis is rapid in aqueous acid.

[BH4]
  +  
4
H2O
         
4
H2
  +  
[B(OH)4]
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Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Hydrolysis
Multistep: LA/B mechanism
Substitution: Nucleophilic Second Order

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