What happens to chemical bonds in a chemical reaction?
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Solution
In a chemical compound, the atoms are bonded together by a chemical bond which is formed by the mutual sharing of electrons.
In a chemical reaction, the reactant molecules react with each other by gaining energy to form products.
Due to the energy, the reactant bonds break down to form a new compound.
The bonds that keep molecules together break apart and form new bonds during chemical reactions, rearranging atoms into different substances.
Each bond takes a distinct amount of energy to either break or form; the reaction does not take place without this energy, and the reactants stay as they were.
Example: Water Formation
Here old bonds between hydrogen-hydrogen and oxygen-oxygen are broken and new hydrogen-oxygen bonds are formed.