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It takes a lot of energy to break a strong bond - ie that's the definition of a strong bond. So when you go the other direction, when the strong bond is formed
by Gravityloss 6y ago
It takes a lot of energy to break a strong bond - ie that's the definition of a strong bond.
So when you go the other direction, when the strong bond is formed, that energy is released.
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- Retric 6y agoYes, in the same way an object on mercury takes more energy to reach orbit than the moon, an object falling to mercury releases more energy than it would falling to the moon. What’s counter intuitive is what makes something a strong bond. Chemical bonds are more complex than simple gravity fields, further most chemistry involves both forming and breaking bonds. As such talking about specific bonds as strong or weak isn’t really an explanation so much as a corollary.
- Gravityloss 6y agoWith reversible reactions the energy to break it or make it should be equal and opposite.