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> It's counterintuitive to many people that the formation of strong bonds results in the production of heat! Not an expert in anything physics, but this strike
by gizmo686 6y ago
> It's counterintuitive to many people that the formation of strong bonds results in the production of heat!
Not an expert in anything physics, but this strike me as a result that, while counterintuitive, should be obvious after a moment of thinking about it: as reaction tend to favor low energy states, a strong bond bond would mean low energy; and therefore the energy has to go somewhere.
- CamperBob2 6y agoOr, put another way: strong bonds require the input of more energy to break them apart, so it's not too surprising if they emit energy in the form of heat at the time of formation.
- galaxyLogic 6y agoIt's counter intuitive because when we burn something say a wooden house it turns into ashes. Where are the stronger bonds then?
- thunderbong 6y agoThe strong bonds are in CO2 and H2O i.e. carbon dioxide and water vapour, both of which dissipate into the air.
- galaxyLogic 6y agoRight. It is true but counter-intuitive. For us humans strong bonds in a gas don't look like strong bonds.