Essential Chemistry for IGCSE - Chemical Changes (Section 4 - No. 34)

Which of the following statements is true regarding bond breaking and bond making?
Bond breaking releases energy; bond making requires energy.
Bond breaking requires energy; bond making releases energy.
Both bond breaking and bond making release energy.
Both bond breaking and bond making require energy.

Explanation

Bond breaking is endothermic (requires energy), and bond making is exothermic (releases energy).

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