Why does creating bonds release energy?
In: Chemistry
The process of creating a bond may release energy or even absorb it in some cases. Depends upon the procedure and atoms.
The explaination below is just for understanding the general concept. There are many reasons for this to happen. I do not recommend the following to be used as facts.
Atoms are in a state of energy (to put it simply). The atoms that are unstable have higher energy which is why they are unstable. Consider another atom in such a state. For these atoms to form a bond, they must be at equal energy (this is not true in all cases) so that the molecule being formed is stable. So the atoms give off energy to reach the state of equality and form a bond. Once the bond is created the molecule is at stable state.
Again, this is over simplified concept for a 13 year old. If you are answering this question in any of the paper, i recommend referencing the books.
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