Question

Energy stored in the bonds of molecules is a form of:

• A. heat energy
• B. potential energy'
• C. chemical energy
• D. light energy

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

chemical energy

The Energy that gets released when the bonds are formed was stored in the electromagnetic fields inside of the atom. When the bond is formed, the electrons and protons assume a configuration that has an, overall, less intense combination of electric and magnetic fields inside of the bonded atoms than when they were separate.